Melanarga is a small Greek community in the occupied Karpasia region.

Geographical Location: It lies 49 km Northeast of Ammochostos at an elevation of 200m.

Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 175 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 158.

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Polychronios.

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 22 students during the 1973-74 school year.

Effects of the 1974 Turkish Invasion: During the Turkish Invasion of 1974, this community was taken over by the Turkish army and as a result the whole of its Greek population was ethnically cleansed. Since then, the Turkish occupation forces and the illegal occupation authority prevent their return.