Limnitis / Yeşilırmak
Yeşilırmak Λιμνίτης / Limnitis - |
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Geographic coordinates : | 35 ° 10 ′ N , 32 ° 44 ′ E | |
Residents : | 458 (2011) | |
Mayor : | Ersoy Köycü |
Yeşilırmak , Greek Λιμνίτης Limnitis , probably the ancient Limenia , is a village in the Güzelyurt district in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus . The place had 458 inhabitants in 2011.
geography
Yeşilırmak is located in the Tylliria / Dillirga region, on the main road to the Kokkina (Erenköy) exclave . The Yeşilırmak border crossing is located east of the village.
population
Yeşilırmak has been mostly inhabited by Cypriot Turks since 1960 , who came from the village of Kurutepe. In 1960 there were 315 Cypriot Turks, on the other hand, only eight Cypriot Greeks . In 1973 there were 396 Cypriot Turks. In 2006 there were 410 Cypriot Turks, in 2011 there were 458.
literature
- Kyriakos Nicolaou: Limenia (Limnitis) Cyprus . In: Richard Stillwell et al. a. (Ed.): The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 1976, ISBN 0-691-03542-3 .
- Henry A. Tubbs: Excavations at Limniti. In: Journal of Hellenic Studies . Volume 11, 1890, pp. 82-99.
Web links
- Yeşilırmak , table on population development since 1831
Remarks
- ↑ Strabo 14,6,4.
- ^ TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) TRNC, August 6, 2013, accessed March 1, 2017 .