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Kampyli ( el, Καμπυλή; tr, Hisarköy “castle village”, previously ) is a small
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 30,00 ...
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 geo ...
, located approximately east of
Myrtou Myrtou ( gr, Μύρτου, tr, Çamlıbel) is a town in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, north of the city of Morphou. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Name origin There are several traditions as to how the village got ...
. It is under the ''de facto'' control of
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
. In 1831, 30% of the village's inhabitants were
Maronites The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the largest ...
. They all left by 1940, and, around that time, Muslim families from
Larnakas tis Lapithou Larnakas tis Lapithou ( el, Λάρνακας της Λαπήθου; tr, Kozan) is a village in Cyprus, near the town of Lapithos. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The Anat Athena bilingual Greek-Phoenician inscription was ...
moved into Kampyli. As of 2011, Kampyli had population of 194.


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Communities in Kyrenia District Populated places in Girne District {{Cyprus-geo-stub