Kontea ( gr, Κοντέα, tr, Türkmenköy) 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 3 km east of
Lysi
Lysi ( gr, Λύση, tr, Akdoğan or ) is a village located in the Mesaoria plain in Cyprus, north of the city of Larnaca. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Lysi is also the administration center for the villages of Beyar ...
. The name of the village originates in the era of
Venetian rule in Cyprus and it originally means "county" in Italian (full historical appellation: ''Contea di Famagosta''). It is under the ''de facto'' control of
Northern Cyprus.
Türkmenköy Aydın Sports Club is the football team of Kontea that is in Northern Cyprus Football League since 1977. South Mesaoria Social Facility for Kontea and Pergamos is constructed by the help of European Union.
Haber Kibris, 28 February 2013
Giant Project in South Mesaoria
References
{{Gazimağusa District
Communities in Famagusta District
Populated places in Gazimağusa District