Agios Ermolaos (, ) is a village in

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, 5 km east of Kontemenos. It is under the ''de facto'' control of

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, island of Cyprus. It is List of states with limited recognition, recognis ...

. All of the Agios Ermolaos Greek Cypriots fled before the Turkish army and were displaced as a consequence of the

Turkish Invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

in 1974.Agios Ermolaos
PRIO Cyprus Centre Formerly enclaved, displaced

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

s from the south of the island and Turks from mainland Turkey subsequently moved to this village and it was named Şirinevler in Turkish in 1975.

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Communities in Kyrenia District Populated places in Girne District Greek Cypriot villages depopulated during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub