The Call Of Choulou - Part 1

Published 1st of March, 2022

The Church

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This is the main church, which is regularly used. Indeed, while I was there, on Sunday, I could hear singing emanating from within. Consequently, there won't be a picture of the interior.

The Waterfall

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Beyond the church, if you continue walking down the road, you come to the turning for the waterfall. We featured that in the second part of our article on Paphos Rain. If you have decent walking boots, you should definitely check it out, though bear in mind it can get muddy.

Choulou Graveyard

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If you continue past the waterfall turning, you will arrive at the cemetary. This shot is taken from beyond that, looking back towards the waterfall.

To The Centre

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We've left the church and continued up the main road now. Choulou does have a centre, of sorts. Here you will find a park, some toilets, and a tavern / coffee shop. There is also a mosque here, currently hiding behind that central tree.

Choulou Mosque

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Historically, Choulou was a mix of Greek and Turkish Cypriot. For more information, let's look at the PRIO database:


Historical Population:

Choulou was always a mixed village with a Christian (Greek Cypriot) majority. As can be seen from the chart above, in the Ottoman census of 1831, Christians (Greek Cypriots) constituted almost 70% of the population. This ratio slightly increased to 77% in 1891, almost fifteen years after the British arrived in the island. By the end of the first half of the 20th century, the Greek Cypriot proportion of the population increased much more, until it reached almost 86%.

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