Melandra, Cyprus
{{for|the castle of the same name in Derbyshire, England|Ardotalia}}
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|native_name =Μελάνδρα
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|subdivision_name1 = Paphos District
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Melandra ({{langx|el|Μελάνδρα}}, also spelled Μελάντρα, {{langx|tr|Beşiktepe}}) is an abandoned Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located {{convert|2|km}} southeast of Lysos. Prior to 1974, the village was inhabited by Turkish Cypriots.{{cite web|url=http://www.kypros-cyprus.com/maps/1960.jpg |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028223100/http://www.kypros-cyprus.com/maps/1960.jpg |archivedate=October 28, 2007 }} The village is destroyed, apparently by shelling.
References
{{Paphos District}}
Category:Communities in Paphos District
Category:Turkish Cypriot villages depopulated after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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