Gaïdouras ( gr, Γαϊδουράς, tr, Korkuteli) is a village in the
Famagusta 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 17 km west of
Famagusta. It is under the ''de facto'' control of
Northern Cyprus.
Gaïdouras means "place of donkeys" in Greek. The Gaidouras villagers wanted to change the name of their village to Nea Sparti (New Sparta). They officially applied to the Cypriot Government and it changed. However, in 1974, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus took place. The application has not been processed.
References
Communities in Famagusta District
Populated places in Gazimağusa District
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