Abandoned Villages: Fasli
More Fences
Most of the village lies in ruin, but there are signs of life as well. We saw a couple of people moving inside one house, and while I was taking pictures somebody in a jeep showed up. I had no wish to encroach on their privacy so made a point not to photograph them.
Old School?
On the far side of the village, was a building still in good shape. This looked like it was either an old school or a mosque.
Sad Scooter
There was an old scooter outside it, which to me suggests it was a school.
Inside
Inside the building I could see no sign of a blackboard. Every ruined school I have visited is dominated by a big wide blackboard (or indentation which used to house one) which covers one of the walls. There was nothing like that here though. However, it didn't look like a mosque interior either. So who knows what it was for originally. More recently, it looked like a storage place for garden furniture.
Out House
Mind you, there was a separate outhouse, which I presume used to be a his and hers toilet. This suggests a school to me.
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If you take the road from Ineia, on the top of the Akamas, to Androlikou, you will pass the abandoned village of Fasli. It is easy to miss, but worth the diversion if you want to do a bit of exploring. It also hosts an unusual feature we haven't found in any of the other abandoned villages we have featured over the years.
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