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Melouseia

Coordinates: 35°4′38″N 33°35′4″E / 35.07722°N 33.58444°E / 35.07722; 33.58444
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Melouseia
Μελούσεια (Greek)
Kırıkkale (Turkish)
village
Melouseia is located in Cyprus
Melouseia
Melouseia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°4′38″N 33°35′4″E / 35.07722°N 33.58444°E / 35.07722; 33.58444
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictLarnaca District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total390
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Melouseia (Greek: Μελούσεια; Turkish: Kırıkkale) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Athienou. It is one of four villages in the district under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, the other three being Arsos, Pergamos and Tremetousia.

References

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  1. ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
  2. ^ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, p. 17, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013