Agios Epiktitos
Agios Epiktitos | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Cyprus |
| • District | Kyrenia District |
| Country (controlled by) |  Northern Cyprus |
| • District | Girne District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Hulusioglu |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,110 |
| • Municipality | 5,652 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | Turkish Cypriot municipality |
Agios Epiktitos (Greek: Άγιος Επίκτητος; Turkish: Çatalköy) is a village in Cyprus, located 6 km (4 mi) east of Kyrenia. Agios Epiktitos, is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.The village was named after an ascetic monk who fled the Saracens in Palestine in the 9th Century and was a colleague of Saint Ambrose of Kyrenia who gave his name to a village close by.
Turkish Cypriot Agios Epiktitos Municipality was founded in 1980.[2]
Culture, sports, and tourism
Turkish Cypriot Düzkaya Sports Club, located in Agios Epiktitos, was founded in 1958, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities
Agios Epiktitos is twinned with:
References
- ^ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, p. 17
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- ^ Northern Cyprus Association of Football Clubs
- ^ "Altınova'". © Altınova. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "Bakü-İstanbul-KKTC 'yerel yönetim' hattı". © Zabrat. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "New Twin Town to Kas: Catalkoy from Kyrenia'". © Kaş Municipality. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
| Municipalities of Northern Cyprus | |
|---|---|
| Lefkoşa District | |
| Gazimağusa District | |
| Girne District | |
| Güzelyurt District | |
| İskele District | |
| Lefke District | |
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