Lefka
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 Orange monument in Lefka town centre, representing its rich orange groves | |
  Lefka Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°6′48″N 32°51′4″E / 35.11333°N 32.85111°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Cyprus |
| • District | Nicosia District |
| Country (de facto) |  Northern Cyprus[1] |
| • District | Lefke District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aziz Kaya[2] (CTP) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,009 |
| • Municipality | 11,091 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | Lefka Turkish Municipality |
Lefka (Greek: Λεύκα; Turkish: Lefke) is a town in Cyprus, overlooking Morphou Bay. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. In 2011, the town proper had 3,009 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Lefke District of Northern Cyprus, having been a sub-district centre in the Güzelyurt District until the establishment of the district in 2016.[4]
Lefka is known for its citrus fruits and mines. It is the site of the European University of Lefke. During the Venetian period in Cyprus, Lefka was dominated by Catholics of Italian descent. Turks migrated to Lefka during Ottoman rule. Asil Nadir and Nil Burak were born in Lefka. The city houses the tomb of Nazim al-Haqqani, spiritual head of the Haqqani branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, died on 7 May 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lefke'de Aziz Kaya Baskan Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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
- ^ "Lefke 6. ilçe oldu!". Kıbrıs Postası. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.