Settlement Type: | village |
Official Name: | Dikomo |
Pushpin Map: | Cyprus |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cyprus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | • District |
Subdivision Type2: | Country (controlled by) |
Subdivision Type3: | • District |
Subdivision Name3: | Girne District |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Yuksel Celebi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 3969 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Municipality |
Population Blank1: | 9120 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.2672°N 33.325°W |
Dikomo (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δίκωμο; Turkish: Dikmen) is a town in Cyprus, located about halfway between Nicosia and Kyrenia. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.
The town consists of two parts:
Dikomo is first mentioned in sources in a chronicle by Neophytos the Recluse on a raid on Cyprus in 1155/56. It was close to the site of a battle between the Byzantine forces and the forces of Raynald of Châtillon, who had landed in Kyrenia and further advanced to Nicosia.[1]
Prophet Zacharias Church, Saint George Church, Church of the Virgin Mary of the Fields, The Chapel of Saint Dimitris