Petra, Cyprus

Petra Πέτρα (Greek) Taşköy  (Turkish)
Petra
Coordinates: 35°06′31″N 32°54′28″E / 35.10861°N 32.90778°E / 35.10861; 32.90778Coordinates: 35°06′31″N 32°54′28″E / 35.10861°N 32.90778°E / 35.10861; 32.90778
Country	Cyprus
• District	Nicosia District
Country (controlled by)	Northern Cyprus
• District	Lefke District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Petra (Greek: Πέτρα; Turkish: Petre or Taşköy) is a former village in Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed. It is located east of the town of Lefka and just north the Green Line. De facto, Petra is under the control of Northern Cyprus.

Petra had a mixed Greek and Turkish Cypriot population with a Greek Cypriot majority. Some of the village has been used as a military camp.^[1]

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