Palaikythro ( gr, Παλαίκυθρο, tr, Balıkesir) is a village in the
Nicosia District of
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 ...
, located 6 km south of
Kythrea
Kythrea ( el, Κυθρέα or ; tr, Değirmenlik) is a small town in Cyprus, 10 km northeast of Nicosia. Kythrea is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus.
History
Kythrea is situated near the ancient Greek city-kingdom of Ch ...
, on the main
Nicosia-
Famagusta highway. The village is under ''de facto'' control of
Northern Cyprus.
References
Communities in Nicosia District
Populated places in Lefkoşa District
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