Elia
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  Elia | |
| Coordinates: 35°07′57″N 32°54′44″E / 35.13250°N 32.91222°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Cyprus |
| • District | Nicosia District |
| Country (de facto) |  Northern Cyprus[1] |
| • District | Lefke District |
| Government | |
| • Mukhtar | Ali Yılmaz Çölaşan |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,299 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Elia (Greek: Ελιά; post-1974 Turkish: Doğancı, pre-1974 Turkish: Elye) is a village in Cyprus, located east of Lefka. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.
- ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
- ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-06.