Kyra, Cyprus Explained

Kyra
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:35.2025°N 33.0578°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1: • District
Subdivision Name1:Nicosia District
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: • District
Subdivision Name3:Güzelyurt District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:386
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3

Kyra (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κυρά; Turkish: Mevlevi) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, 6 km east of Morphou. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.

Originally inhabited by Greek Cypriots, since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turks.[2] The village was also renamed as Mevlevi after this.[2] The Church of Panagia is used by the Turkish army as a depot.

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 . 22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001538/http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf . 6 November 2013 .
  2. Web site: Kyra. prio-cyprus-displacement.net. 15 December 1996 . 27 August 2023.