Asomatos | |
Pushpin Map: | Cyprus |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Asomatos in Cyprus |
Coordinates: | 35.2758°N 33.1069°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cyprus |
Subdivision Type1: | • District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyrenia District |
Subdivision Type2: | Country |
Subdivision Type3: | • District |
Subdivision Name3: | Girne District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 73 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Asomatos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ασώματος (Κερύνειας); Turkish: Özhan) is a village near Myrtou in northern Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
Asomatos was the second largest Maronite village after Kormakitis. Before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, its inhabitants numbered 527, whereas, todaynone.[2]
The village is used as a military camp by the Turkish army. The Maronites may visit the village only on Sundays, with limited time restrictions, for mass in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel.