Louroujina Salient
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The Louroujina Salient (Turkish: Lurucina, official name after 1974: Akıncılar) marks the southernmost extent of the North Cyprus. It is named after the Turkish-Cypriot village of Louroujina.Akincilar was one of the biggest Turkish Cypriot village in Cyprus before divide as two part.
In Cyprus war of 1974, this village was secured so as to place it within a contiguous Turkish Cypriot zone, which later became in 1975, the Turkish Federated State of North Cyprus, then in 1983, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). It is accessible only by one road from the rest of the de facto TRNC. The United Nations Buffer Zone separates the salient from the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus.
Coordinates: 35°00′33″N 33°27′53″E / 35.00925955°N 33.46483362°E
