Tserkezoi ( el, Τσερκέζοι or ; tr, Çerkez or ) is a village west of
Limassol
Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...
, Cyprus, lying partly in
Limassol District, and partly in the
British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...
of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o ...
.
Tserkezoi is the Greek name of the Circassians who inhabited Cyprus in the late 19th century.
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Cerkez Ciflik (or Tzerkezoi-How local Greek-Cypriots call the area inhabitants- or
Circassians
The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in ...
) is a community in the province of Limassol in Cyprus.
Location
Cerkez Ciftlik is located next to the city of Limassol. It borders on the east with the municipality of Limassol (with the settlement of Zakaki to the northeast with Kato Polemidia, to the north with Ypsonas, to the west with Trachoni and to the southwest with Asomatos. A large part of the beach of Aplostra (Lady's Mile) belongs administratively to Cerkez Tsiflik. In addition, much of the community's administrative area falls within the territory of the British Akrotiri Military Base.
References
Communities in Limassol District
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