Kyrenia is a district in the north coast of Cyprus opposite the southern shores of Asia Minor. It is the most northern town of Cyprus and it is surrounded by sea towards the north, and by the Pentadaktylos Mountains to the south.
The Kyrenia district is one of the 6 districts and it is the smallest district on the island with an extent of 643 square kilometres. It is the only district in Cyprus, which is completely under the illegal occupation of the Turkish Republic. Kyrenia borders with the Nicosia district to the south and to the east and south east with Famagusta.
The north and west parts of Kyrenia are coastal. Kyrenia is then divided into 3 municipalities and 44 communities. The three municipalities are: Kyrenia , Lapithos and Karavas.To the north and east the Kyrenia area extends until the village of Livera , while to the west until the village of Kalograia and to the south until the village of Fottas.
To view the list of all the Kyrenia Villages refer to the Kyrenia Villages List.
Country | Cyprus |
District | Kyrenia |
Population | 20,851 |
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