Astromeritis

Astromeritis
Αστρομερίτης (Greek)
Astromeritis Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°8′0″N 33°2′0″E
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Aris Constantinou
Elevation	525 ft (160 m)
Population (2001)
• Total	2,361
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	2722
Website	http://www.astromeritis.org/

Astromeritis (Greek: Αστρομερίτης) is a large village in the Morphou Department of the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It is located 30 km (18.64 mi) from the capital Nicosia. By the 2001 census it had a total population of 2,361.

Green Line crossing

Astromeritis is the location of one of six crossings across the Green Line and the UN buffer zone between the area effectively controlled by the Republic of Cyprus and the unrecognised 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'. The town on the northern side of the border is Zodeia (Turkish: Bostancı). The crossing is only for vehicular traffic.

The crossing was opened on 31 August 2005.