Palaikythro

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Palaikythro

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Palaikythro
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°12′24″N33°29′36″E / 35.20667°N 33.49333°E / 35.20667; 33.49333 Coordinates: 35°12′24″N33°29′36″E / 35.20667°N 33.49333°E / 35.20667; 33.49333
Country ( de jure )Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
   District Nicosia District
Country ( de facto )Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus [1]
   District Lefkoşa District
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Palaikythro (Greek : Παλαίκυθρο, Turkish : Balıkesir) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 6 km south of Kythrea, on the main Nicosia-Famagusta highway. The village is under de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

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References

  1. 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.