Asomatos, Kyrenia Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı . TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census . TRNC State Planning Organization . 6 August 2013 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001538/http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf . 2013-11-06 .
  2. Web site: Maronite Community of Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113031135/http://www.maronitesofcyprus.com/cgibin/hweb?-A=782&-V=villages . dead . 2013-11-13 . 2014-01-19.