Kyra (; ) is a village located in the

Nicosia District The Nicosia District, or simply Nicosia (also Lefkosia and Lefkoşa), is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The de facto TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa ...

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, 6 km east of

Morphou Morphou (; ) is a town in the northwestern part of Cyprus, under the '' de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Having been a predominantly Greek Cypriot community before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the town is now inhabited by Turkish Cy ...

. '' De facto'', it is under the control of

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. Originally inhabited by

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, since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turks. The village was also renamed as ''Mevlevi'' after this. The Church of Panagia is used by the Turkish army as a depot.

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