Mandres Μάνδρες
History
Mandres is a Turkish community in the occupied district of Lefkosia. It lies 5 kilometres north of Lefkosia, at an elevation of 140 metres, in the plain crossed by the Pediaios river. In the 1960 census it had 418 inhabitants, all of them Turks.
Founding and first records
On the village’s land the official place-name index of Cyprus (the Gazetteer) records the place-name Paliokklisia (“old church”).1
Population
In 1931 Mandres had 276 inhabitants, all of them Muslims, and in 1946 361, of whom one was Orthodox and 360 Muslims (the 1931 and 1946 censuses recorded religion only). In 1960 it had 418 inhabitants, all Turks, and in 1973 around 550 (estimate).
A Complete Gazetteer of Cyprus, vol. 1, pp. 797, 931–932.↩︎
Sources (2)
- A Complete Gazetteer of Cyprus, vol. 1, τ. 1: Μάντρες, χωριό (σ. 797), Παλιοκκλησιά, τοπωνύμιο (σσ. 931–932), Πεδιαίος, ποταμός (σ. 977)
- Statistical Service of Cyprus, censuses, 1931 («Hamid, Mandres», ναχιέ Deyirmenlik), 1946, 1960, 1973
Missing & Killed
In Mandres itself, two people were killed or last seen, both civilians. Below, the tab "From this community" lists those who came from Mandres, and the tab "At this community" those killed or last seen there.
No records.
Identified (2)
Other Information
Postal Code
The Cyprus Post postal code for this community was and is 2534.