Artemi

Artemi
village
Αρτέμι (Greek) Arıdamı (Turkish)
Artemi is located in Cyprus
Artemi
Artemi
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°19′13″N 33°42′13″E / 35.32028°N 33.70361°E / 35.32028; 33.70361
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictGazimağusa District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Artemi (Greek: Αρτέμι, Turkish: Arıdamı) is an abandoned village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 9 km north of Lefkoniko on the south side of the Kyrenia mountain range. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, being a part of the Gazimağusa District.

The population of the village historically consisted entirely of Turkish Cypriots. Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and the displacement of the Greek Cypriot population of the neighbouring town of Lefkoniko, the villagers abandoned Artemi and moved to Lefkoniko instead.[2]

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. ^ "Artemi". PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 5 September 2021.