# Vikla

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'''Vikla''' ({{langx|el|Βίκλα}}) is a village in the [Limassol District](/source/Limassol_District) of [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus), located 4&nbsp;km northeast of [Kellaki](/source/Kellaki). Vikla was formerly home to over 50 people, but has since been abandoned for decades. All buildings in Vikla except for a [Church](/source/Church_(building)) were burnt in a fire in 2005. The village however is the site of a [golf course](/source/golf_course) which was set up after Vikla was abandoned and is still being used today. Vikla is also visited once annually for a religious event held at the church.

== Location ==
Vikla is situated on the boundary between the Limassol and [Larnaca](/source/Larnaca_district) districts.<ref name="KarouzisLim146-147">{{harvnb|Καρούζης|2001|p=146-147}}</ref> It is built at an altitude of 455 metres above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capo.gov.cy/capo/capo.nsf/0/dc7b441e7a502a7cc2257933002dd031/$FILE/AnnexX.pdf|title=Κατάλογος κοινοτήτων επιλέξιμων μειονεκτικών περιοχών|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=[Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Αγροτικών Πληρωμών](/source/%CE%9A%CF%85%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9F%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BC%CF%8E%CE%BD)|page=9|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404190639/http://www.capo.gov.cy/capo/capo.nsf/0/dc7b441e7a502a7cc2257933002dd031/$FILE/AnnexX.pdf|archivedate=2018-04-04|accessdate=2018-04-04}}</ref> To the south-east it borders [Vasa Kellakiou](/source/Vasa_Kellakiou), to the south [Sanida](/source/Sanida), to the west [Klonari](/source/Klonari), and to the north [Akapnou](/source/Akapnou).

== History ==
Vikla was a village of the Greater Commandery.<ref name="KarouzisLim146-147" /> In the mid-1980s it was abandoned by its remaining inhabitants. Today, only some ruins of houses and the church of Saint John the Merciful remain.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://dialogos.com.cy/blog/antistekonte-sti-diagrafi-apo-to-charti-tis-kiprou/#.Ws6cGIhubIV|title=Αντιστέκονται στη διαγραφή από το χάρτη της Κύπρου|last=|first=|date=|website=dialogos.com.cy|publisher=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412002912/http://dialogos.com.cy/blog/antistekonte-sti-diagrafi-apo-to-charti-tis-kiprou/|archivedate=2018-04-12|accessdate=2018-04-12}}</ref><ref name="KarouzisLim146-147" />

At present, a golf course has been developed in the area of the former village.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ix-andromeda.com/lemesos/bikla.html|title=Βίκλα|last=|first=|work=IX-ANDROMEDA / Η Κύπριδα Γη μέσα από την φωτογραφία|date=|page=|language=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180410215057/https://www.ix-andromeda.com/lemesos/bikla.html|archive-date=2018-04-10|accessdate=2018-04-10|via=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Population ==
According to the population censuses carried out in Cyprus, the village's population was always small. After the mid-1980s, its inhabitants abandoned it completely.<ref name="KarouzisLim146-147" />

==References==
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== Sourcing ==

* {{cite book|title=Περιδιαβάζοντας την Κύπρο: Λεμεσός (πόλη και επαρχία)|edition=πρώτη|last=Καρούζης|first=Γιώργος|publisher=ΣΕΛΑΣ Κεντρο Μελετων Ερευνων & Εκδοσεων|location=Λευκωσία|year=2001|isbn=9963-566-67-7|url=|page=146-147|trans-title=Wandering Around Cyprus: Limassol (City and District)}}
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