Kataliontas
community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus
Kataliontas (Greek: Καταλιόντας; Turkish: Katalyonda) was a small village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, 2 km south of Analiontas.
Habitation in the area of Kataliontas can be traced back to the Neolithic era. The government of Analiontas has attributed both its own name and the name of Kataliontas, respectively meaning "upper lion" and "lower lion" in Greek, to the age of Venetian Cyprus, but maps from the time labeled Kataliontas as Katolido.
Kataliontas had an estimated population of 14 in 1921, all Turkish Cypriots, but in later censuses as counted together with Analiontas. Kataliontas was abandoned in 1958 during the Cypriot intercommunal violence. The remains of the village were demolished in 1977.
The public source identifies “Kataliontas” as community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kataliontas, community and Nicosia.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6375067. Authority coordinates are 34.993, 33.308. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1921, 1958 and 1977.
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