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Tochni, Photo : Augusta Stylianou Artist
Tochni (Greek: Τόχνη ) is a community of the District of Larnaca
| Year | Population |
| 1946 | 892 |
| 1960 | 843 |
| 1982 | 394 |
| 1992 | 297 |
| 2001 | 322 |
Today the village has been designated an 'agrotourism' location which promotes the restoration of the original village house in order to preserve the traditional Cypriot stone houses. The majority of properties use 'Tochni Stone' which is quarried nearby.
Tochni, The travels of Ali Bey in Africa and Asia, 1816
There are the ruins of a Latin church in the centre of the village, overlooking the Orthodox church of St Constantine and Helena. The current church has been reconstructed on the site of the original, interestingly over a bridge, said to have been founded by St Helena on return from the Holy Land having brought with her a piece of the True Cross.
There is also a mosque, madrasah and Muslim burial ground in the eastern part of the village, though these are in varying degrees of disrepair.
Church in Tochni , Church Entrance, Tochni
Photos : Augusta Stylianou Artist
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