Komi Kepir / Büyükkonuk
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Büyükkonuk Κώμη Κεπήρ / Komi Kebir Büyükkonuk / Komikebir |
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| State : |
 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto)
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| District : |
İskele
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| Geographic coordinates : | 35 ° 25 ′ N , 34 ° 0 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 812 (2011) | ||
| Mayor : | Ahmet Sennaroglu | ||
Büyükkonuk , Greek Κώμη Κεπήρ Komi Kebir , is a village on the Karpas peninsula in the north of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and is located in the İskele district of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus . The place had 812 inhabitants in 2011.
geography
Büyükkonuk is located on the Karpas peninsula, 33 kilometers north of Famagusta (Gazimağusa), four kilometers east of Livadia (Sazlıköy) and eight kilometers east of Kantara Castle .
history
Before 1974 Büyükkonuk was inhabited by Cypriot Turks and Cypriot Greeks. The Greeks made up the majority in the village. In 1973 Büyükkonuk had 762 residents, 200 of whom were Cypriot Turks and 562 Cypriot Greeks. 66 students were enrolled in the village's Greek primary school for the 1973/74 academic year. Many of the Greek Cypriot residents fled to the south of the island after the Turkish forces invaded the island in 1974 . Jack Goodwin counted 155 Cypriot Greeks in November 1975 who continued to live in the village. They left the village, so that in December 1976 no more Greek Cypriots could be counted in the village.
Today in Büyükkonuk there are Cypriot Turks who already lived in the town, as well as some who have settled from the Paphos district. There are also settlers from Turkey. In 2006 there were 1,109 Cypriot Turks, in 2011 there were 811.
Web links
- Büyükkonuk , table on population development since 1831 and further information about Büyükkonuk
Remarks
- ↑ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı. TRNC, accessed August 6, 2013 (TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census).