Makounta

Makounta

Μακούντα
Magunda/Yakacık
Makounta Μακούντα Magunda/Yakacık
	Makounta Location in Cyprus
	Coordinates: 35°3′2″N 32°29′9″E / 35.05056°N 32.48583°E
Country	Cyprus
District	Paphos District
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	66
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	6362

Makounta (Greek: Μακούντα, Turkish: Yakacık)^[2] is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 2 km south of Argaka. Overlooking the bay of Polis Chrysochous, Makounda is adjacent to Argaka (2 km southwest), and nearby there is also a motocross track.^[3] Makounta is located 87 m above sea level.^[4]^[5]

Naming

Makounta is a village located four kilometers inland from Chrysochou bay and three kilometers north of Pelathousa. Goodwin claims that Makounta means “mushrooms” in ancient Greek. Turkish Cypriots adopted the alternative name Yakacık in 1958. Yaka means “collar,” “bank,” “edge” or “shore.”^[6]

References

^ Census 2001
^ Lloyd, Dominic. "Abandoned Villages - Makounta". Paphos Life. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
^ "Makounda - Cyprus". Cyprus. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
^ "Forecast for Makoúnta". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
^ "MAKOUNTA". www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net. Retrieved 2019-07-17.