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[Kifeas]

Birkibrisly,I know almost all villages in Paphos and honestly i never heard that name.Maybe in Greek its called something completely different!!! Where near is it?? Is it near Polis,Pelathousa maybe??
Anyway your childhood sounds very much like mine..)

http://www.cyprus-maps.com/maps/paphos_areaB.jpg

Birkibrisli's village is on box (square) G/F (verstical) 4 (horizontal) on this map. It is called "Kios" on the map or "Kio" but in Cypriot dialect is also called "Tjios"

Also on this one
http://www.cyprus-maps.com/maps/paphos_districtB.gif

Note: hid the orange box in the bottom right corner of the picture to get the map expanded.

[Alexios]

I knew i would get help from another paphian!!:)
Strange T/Cs call it i - stin- kio like i-stin-poli..istanbul..

Birkibrisli, next time i am in the area i will visit the village..or whats left of it..

[Nicko]

i meant mother!!

[Nicko]

She left for u.k when she was 3. My gran came back 5 years ago. ITs a nice fresh air place.

[BirKibrisli]

Kifeas,thank you brother.I am having a nostalgic time with the maps.

Alexios,I have no idea why it is called Istindjo.Perhaps because it was the biggest village in that area once.
Also,Yalia,where we spent 5 years,is spelled Gialia.Do you (or Kifeas) know if anyone lives at Gialia now?
And ,Alexios,if you do go to Istindjo,try to imagine it as a green paradise with lots of orange apple and plum gardens,vineyards,olive and fig groves, almond and carob groves,and spring water as big as your head coming out of the village fountain.It was heaven,gardashlarim,heaven on earth for me.

[cypezokyli]

And ,Alexios,if you do go to Istindjo,try to imagine it as a green paradise with lots of orange apple and plum gardens,vineyards,olive and fig groves, almond and carob groves,and spring water as big as your head coming out of the village fountain.It was heaven,gardashlarim,heaven on earth for me.

[Alexios]

Kifeas,thank you brother.I am having a nostalgic time with the maps.

Alexios,I have no idea why it is called Istindjo.Perhaps because it was the biggest village in that area once.
Also,Yalia,where we spent 5 years,is spelled Gialia.Do you (or Kifeas) know if anyone lives at Gialia now?
And ,Alexios,if you do go to Istindjo,try to imagine it as a green paradise with lots of orange apple and plum gardens,vineyards,olive and fig groves, almond and carob groves,and spring water as big as your head coming out of the village fountain.It was heaven,gardashlarim,heaven on earth for me.

Yes Yialia is inhabited..a lovely place also.Now you described it i will visit your village gardashlarim...

[Kifeas]

Kifeas,thank you brother.I am having a nostalgic time with the maps.

Alexios,I have no idea why it is called Istindjo.Perhaps because it was the biggest village in that area once.
Also,Yalia,where we spent 5 years,is spelled Gialia.Do you (or Kifeas) know if anyone lives at Gialia now?
And ,Alexios,if you do go to Istindjo,try to imagine it as a green paradise with lots of orange apple and plum gardens,vineyards,olive and fig groves, almond and carob groves,and spring water as big as your head coming out of the village fountain.It was heaven,gardashlarim,heaven on earth for me.

Most of the houses in Yialia have been rented by GCs and they were fixed and used as Summer and weekend holiday houses. Yialia is indeed a very beautiful village, situated along a narrow valley going though and up the mountains, and yet only 5 minutes from the sea.

[Alexios]

i meant mother!!

I do apologise..so many paphians here...its amazing..enna kaoumen horkon diko mas dame..)))

[BirKibrisli]

And ,Alexios,if you do go to Istindjo,try to imagine it as a green paradise with lots of orange apple and plum gardens,vineyards,olive and fig groves, almond and carob groves,and spring water as big as your head coming out of the village fountain.It was heaven,gardashlarim,heaven on earth for me.

Thank you for your solidarity,cypezokyli.
It is much appreciated.