Description

Linou is a village of Nicosia district, in the geographical region of Solias, around 48 km on the south west of the capital Nicosia.

In the area olive trees, citrus, a few vegetables (peas, and tomatoes), cereals, legumes and a few fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and medlar trees are grown.There are also great uncultivated land(weald) that are covered with wild natural plants mostly by pine trees, "mazies", thyme and meddler trees.

From a transport point of view Linou is connected on the north with the village Katydata (around 1 km) and on the south with the village Pano Flasou from which it is far less than half a kilometer.

The village had population fluctuation .In 1881 its residents were 214 and increased in 226 in 1891; they were decreased to 184 in 1901 but increased to 189 in 1911, to 201 in 1921 and to 252 in 1931. In 1946, the residents of Linou were 311, (272 Greek Cypriots and 39 Turkish Cypriots) who were increased to 338 in 1960 (320 Greek Cypriots and 18 Turkish Cypriots). After 1964, due to the intercommoned fights that followed the mutiny of the Turkish Cypriots, the few Turkish Cypriot residents of Linou, deserted the village and moved to nearby mixed Turkish Cypriot villages. In 1973 the residents of the village were 300(all Greek Cypriots) and were increased to 349 in 1976 but were decreased to 332 in 1982.In the last population census of 2001 the residents were 207.

The village existed with the same name in the medieval years and was a feud during the Frankish and Venice domination years. In old maps it is noted as Linu.