Asomatos, Kyrenia

For the village in Limassol District, see Asomatos, Limassol.
Asomatos
Asomatos

Location of Asomatos in Cyprus

Coordinates: 35°16′33″N 33°06′25″E / 35.27583°N 33.10694°E / 35.27583; 33.10694Coordinates: 35°16′33″N 33°06′25″E / 35.27583°N 33.10694°E / 35.27583; 33.10694
Country  Cyprus
  District Kyrenia District
Country (controlled by)  Northern Cyprus
  District Girne District
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 73
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Asomatos (Greek: Ασώματος (Κερύνειας); Turkish: Özhan) is a village near Myrtou in northern Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Asomatos was the second largest Maronite village after Kormakitis. Before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, its inhabitants numbered 527, whereas, todaynone.[2]

The village is used as a military camp by the Turkish army. The Maronites may visit the village only on Sundays, with limited time restrictions, for mass in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel.[2]

References

  1. "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-06.
  2. 1 2 "Maronite Community of Cyprus". Retrieved 2014-01-19.

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