Petra tou Digeni

Petra tou Digeni (Greek: Πέτρα του Διγενή, Turkish: Yeniceköy) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 7 km east of Kythrea. The village is under de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Even before 1974, the town was almost exclusively inhabited by Turkish Cypriots. [3]

Petra tou Digeni

  • Πέτρα του Διγενή (Greek)
    Yeniceköy  (Turkish)
village
Petra tou Digeni
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°14′14″N 33°32′48″E
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total401
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References
  1. In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
  2. 2006 Census
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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