Petra tou Digeni (Greek: Πέτρα του Διγενή, romanizedPetra tou Digeni 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 is located in Cyprus
Petra tou Digeni
Petra tou Digeni
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°14′14″N 33°32′48″E / 35.23722°N 33.54667°E / 35.23722; 33.54667
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total399
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References edit

  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. ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)