Agios Chariton ( el, Άγιος Χαρίτων "Saint Chariton"; tr, Ergenekon "
Ergenekon
Ergenekon (sometimes spelled ''Ergeneqon'', mn, Эргүнэ хун, Ergüne khun) is a founding myth of Turkic and Mongolic peoples. ", previously ) is a small village in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
. It is located north of
Marathovounos
Marathovounos ( gr, Μαραθόβουνος, Turkish: Ulukışla) is a village in the Famagusta District of central Cyprus. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus.
It is named after the fennel (Marathos) an aromatic and flav ...
, on the south side of the
Kyrenia mountain range
The Kyrenia Mountains ( el, Κερύνειο Όρος; tr, Girne Dağları) is a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately along the northern coast of the island of Cyprus. It is primarily made of hard crystalline limestone, w ...
. Agios Chariton is under the ''de facto'' control of
Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 96. It has historically been a
Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,0 ...
village.
References
Communities in Famagusta District
Populated places in Gazimağusa District
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