Settlement Type: | village |
Artemi | |
Official Name: | Αρτέμι (Greek) Arıdamı (Turkish) |
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: | Famagusta District |
Subdivision Type2: | Country |
Subdivision Type3: | • District |
Subdivision Name3: | Gazimağusa District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.3203°N 33.7036°W |
Artemi (Αρτέμι, Turkish: Arıdamı) is an abandoned village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 9 km north of Lefkoniko on the south side of the Kyrenia mountain range. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, being a part of the Gazimağusa District.
The population of the village historically consisted entirely of Turkish Cypriots. Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and the displacement of the Greek Cypriot population of the neighbouring town of Lefkoniko, the villagers abandoned Artemi and moved to Lefkoniko instead.[1]