Tala ( el, Τάλα) is a large suburban village 6 km north of

Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap ...

, Cyprus. Many non- Cypriots (mostly

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) have moved here permanently or have a summer home in Tala.

Agios Neophytos Monastery Saint Neophytos Monastery ( el, Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Νεοφύτου) lies in the territory of the community of Tala, 1 km north of the village, and 15 km west of Paphos, is one of the best-known monasteries in Cyprus. It was founded ...

is 1 km north. Is located 290 meters above sea level. Tala receives an average annual rainfall of about 520 millimeters; grapevines (wine-making and table grape varieties), citrus fruits (orange trees, lemon trees), locust, olive, almond, and walnut trees, cereals, forage plants, vegetables, and a few banana trees are cultivated in the region. As far as stockbreeding is concerned, it is limited.

History

Tala is the ancestral village of the singer Cat Stevens. His father, Stavros Georgiou, was born here in 1900. Tala is the birthplace of Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, the current

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. In his book 'Historic Cyprus' (second edition 1947),

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(at that time Inspector of Antiquities on the island) wrote:

Gallery

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References

Communities in Paphos District {{Cyprus-geo-stub