Mesana is located on the northeast of Paphos, on a steep hill. It is a picturesque village with stone houses and narrow tortuous roads. The small affluents of river Diarizos that cut across the slope add to the beauty of Mesana.

To be more specific, the village is set on a semi-hilly area, with the average altitude reaching five hundred meters. The village is oriented towards the east; to be more explicit, the west end of the village is the highest point of the village, whilst the east end is the lowest. The western border of the village reaches an average altitude of seven hundred fifty meters and the eastern border, near Diarizos River, almost three hundred and fifty. The heart of Mesana, namely where the settlement of Mesana lies, reaches an altitude of five hundred fifty meters.

The annual rainfall average is around six hundred fifty millimeters and this is the main reason for cultivating certain products in Mesana. To be more specific, viniculture is very popular in Mesana. Hence, the village is included in the viniculture-villages. One hundred and thirty four hectares of land were cultivated with vineyards in 1985 and it must be noted that Mesana is one of the twenty four wine-villages of Paphos. This means that the inhabitants of Mesana cultivate vineyards and produce their own traditional wine.

The inhabitants also cultivate grains, legumes, almond trees citrus trees, and a variety pf pulses such as broad beans and olives.

The village is surrounded by wild plantation. Uncultivated land in the village is filled with wild plants such as “latzies”, “trimithkies”, thymes and some pine trees.

You can access the village from the central Paphos-Troodos road artery. Mesana used to be really difficult to access as the roads were winding. The village was connected with tortuous roads to village Arminou on the northeast side and the village Salamiou on the southwest and with Paphos from the village centre.
The village’s geographical location has lead researchers to believe that its name has to do with the fact that it is situated between Salamiou and Arminou and was identifies with the toponym “Mes’iana”, which means “in the middle, between, amid”.

Many researchers support that the history of the village is recent. This is indicated by the fact that the village is not included in mediaeval maps. However, the church of Saint George Komanon, built in the 15th century, questions the above mentioned argument.

From the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, according to census data, the population of Mesana showed a constant raise. However, rural depopulation stopped this phenomenon. Specifically, from 1881 until 1946, the inhabitants of the village were raised to two hundred thirteen from only one hundred twenty nine. From 1946 until today, the population was to -1/10   

Concluding, the village is decorated by picturesque ecclesiastical monuments, which are fine specimens of our cultural wealth. To be more specific, the main church of the village is dedicated to the local saint, Tyhikos. What is more, there are two chapels in the village, the chapel of Saint Irene and the chapel of Saint Georgios. There is a deserted church dedicated to Saint Georgios Komanon.

Sources:
The Great Cypriot Encyclopedia, vol.7 and vol.10