Agios Epiktitos Explained

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]

Culture, sports, and tourism

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]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus.

Agios Epiktitos is twinned with:

Notes and References

  1. http://catalkoybelediyesi.com Çatalköy Municipality
  2. http://www.kktcfkb.com/#!birinci-lig/c108i Northern Cyprus
  3. Web site: Altınova . © Altınova . 2013-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020131853/http://www.altinova.bel.tr/altinova/kurumsal-meclis-kararlari.asp?search=all&page=17 . 2013-10-20 .
  4. Web site: Bakü-İstanbul-KKTC 'yerel yönetim' hattı . © Zabrat . 2013-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020140014/http://yenisafak.com.tr/arsiv/2005/temmuz/20/g01.html . 2013-10-20 .
  5. Web site: New Twin Town to Kas: Catalkoy from Kyrenia. © Kaş Municipality. 2015-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618151632/http://www.kas.bel.tr/kasa-yeni-kardes-sehir-girne-bolgesinden-catalkoy.htm. 2015-06-18. dead.