Xerovounos ( el, Ξερόβουνος; tr, Yukarı Yeşilırmak) is an abandoned village located in the
Nicosia District
Nicosia District (Greek: Eπαρχία Λευκωσίας) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the ...
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 ...
, west of
Karavostasi
Karavostasi ( el, Καραβοστάσι; tr, Gemikonağı) is a town in Cyprus, north of Lefka. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus.
Karavostasi is home to the port of Gemikonağı, which was historically used for exporting ...
. ''
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 ...
. Between 1958 and 1975, it was called in Turkish.
References
Communities in Nicosia District
Populated places in Lefke District
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