Agios Epiktitos | |
Pushpin Map: | Cyprus |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cyprus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cyprus |
Subdivision Type1: | • District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyrenia District |
Subdivision Type2: | Country |
Subdivision Type3: | • District |
Subdivision Name3: | Girne District |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mehmet Hulusioglu |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 5110 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Municipality |
Population Blank1: | 5652 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.3217°N 33.3883°W |
Agios Epiktitos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Επίκτητος; Turkish: Çatalköy) is a village in Cyprus, located 6km (04miles) east of Kyrenia. Agios Epiktitos, is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.The village was named after an ascetic monk who fled the Saracens in Palestine in the 9th Century and was a colleague of Saint Ambrose of Kyrenia who gave his name to a village close by.
The Turkish Cypriot Agios Epiktitos Municipality was founded in 1980.[1]
Turkish Cypriot Düzkaya Sports Club, located in Agios Epiktitos, was founded in 1958, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.[2]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus.
Agios Epiktitos is twinned with: