Angolemi (; ) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, southwest of Morphou. De facto, it is administered as part of the Lefke District of Northern Cyprus.
Etymology According to a suggestion, the name Angolemi is given by the Lusignans, after the town of Angoulême in France.Charles Fraser Beckingham (1983). Between Islam and Christendom: travellers, facts, and legends in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, p. 356, Variorum Reprints. .Lüzinyanlardan beri var olan bir köy: Taşpınar (Angolem) (A village which exists since the time of Lusingnans: Taşpınar (Kıbrıs) Some sources say that a knight from Angoulême lived in the village in the Middle Ages.Gunnis, Rupert (1956). Historic Cyprus: a guide to its towns and villages, monasteries and castles. Methuen.
Another suggestion says that the name is derived from the former Patriarch of Antioch, Pierre d'Angoulême.Ahmet C. Gazioğlu (1994). Kıbrıs'ta Türkler, 1570-1878: 308 yıllık Türk dönemine yeni bir bakış, p. 116, Kıbrıs Araştırma ve Yayın Merkezi.Nazım Beratlı (1993). Kıbrıslı Türklerin tarihi, p. 156, Galeri Kültür yayınları.
The village is commonly known as Angolem among local people.
Architecture The houses in the village are mainly made of adobe, while concrete ones are also present. The village has developed to the fields outside the village since early 2000s.Angolemi at Google Earth
Many houses are neglected and abandoned because of migration to Nicosia. There are unused vehicles in the streets.
Demographics The first information about the population of the village is from the time of Mahmud II.
Population by year 2011 181 2006 2122006 Census 1996 245 1960 222 1946 208 1831 25 (only men)
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