The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type

Number: 19 June 1, 2016
  • Marko Kıessel
  • Yasemin Mesda
  • Sevinç Kurt
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The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type

Abstract

The village Louroujina Lurucina , or Akıncılar, is located in the southern part of the central lowland, the Mesaoria, in the hilly Malloura valley. Today the once mixed but mainly Turkish Cypriot village is part of North Cyprus next to the Green Line, which has separated the north and the Republic of Cyprus since 19741. The Kitchener map of 1885 shows Louroujina on a secondary road branching from the main route from Larnaca to Nicosia, but remaining close to it Fig. 1 . The latter appears on maps since the second half of the 19th century. This diversion from the main road, leading to Dali ancient Idalion , corresponds with the course of the Roman road from Larnaca ancient Kition to Politiko ancient Tamassos .

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Marko Kıessel This is me

Yasemin Mesda This is me

Sevinç Kurt This is me

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June 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Number: 19

APA
Kıessel, M., Mesda, Y., & Kurt, S. (2016). The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type. Adalya, 19, 319-348. https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX
AMA
1.Kıessel M, Mesda Y, Kurt S. The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type. Adalya. 2016;(19):319-348. https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX
Chicago
Kıessel, Marko, Yasemin Mesda, and Sevinç Kurt. 2016. “The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type”. Adalya, nos. 19: 319-48. https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX.
EndNote
Kıessel M, Mesda Y, Kurt S (June 1, 2016) The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type. Adalya 19 319–348.
IEEE
[1]M. Kıessel, Y. Mesda, and S. Kurt, “The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type”, Adalya, no. 19, pp. 319–348, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX
ISNAD
Kıessel, Marko - Mesda, Yasemin - Kurt, Sevinç. “The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type”. Adalya. 19 (June 1, 2016): 319-348. https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX.
JAMA
1.Kıessel M, Mesda Y, Kurt S. The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type. Adalya. 2016;:319–348.
MLA
Kıessel, Marko, et al. “The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type”. Adalya, no. 19, June 2016, pp. 319-48, https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX.
Vancouver
1.Marko Kıessel, Yasemin Mesda, Sevinç Kurt. The Abandoned Khan of Louroujina, Cyprus: A Case Study of a Vanishing Building Type. Adalya [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;(19):319-48. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78KG56DX

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