Kyra
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  Kyra | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′09″N 33°03′28″E / 35.20250°N 33.05778°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Cyprus |
| • District | Nicosia District |
| Country (de facto) |  Northern Cyprus[1] |
| • District | Güzelyurt District |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 386 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kyra (Greek: Κυρά; Turkish: Mevlevi) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, 6 km east of Morphou. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.
Originally inhabited by Greek Cypriots, since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turks.[3] The village was also renamed as Mevlevi after this.[3] The Church of Panagia is used by the Turkish army as a depot.[citation needed]
- ^ 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 6 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Kyra". prio-cyprus-displacement.net. 15 December 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2023.