Pano Zodeia ( el, (η) Πάνω Ζώδεια; tr, Yukarı Bostancı) is a village on the island 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 geo ...

, east of

Morphou Morphou ( el, Μόρφου; tr, Omorfo or ) is a town in the northwestern part of Cyprus, under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. It is the administrative center of the Güzelyurt District of Northern Cyprus. Having been a predominantl ...

. ''

De facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...

'', it is under the 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 ...

Green Line crossing

Pano Zodeia is the location of one of six Green Line crossings between the

Republic 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 geo ...

and

. The town on the Republic side of the border is

Astromeritis Astromeritis ( el, Αστρομερίτης, tr, Astromerit) is a large village in the Morphou Department of the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It is located from the capital Nicosia. By the 2001 census it had a total population of 2,361. Green ...

. The crossing is only for vehicular traffic. It was opened on 31 August 2005.

References

Communities in Nicosia District Populated places in Güzelyurt District Border crossings of Cyprus Greek Cypriot villages depopulated during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub