Agia, Cyprus

Agia (Greek: Αγιά; Turkish: Dilekkaya or Agakebir) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, east of Tymvou and Ercan International Airport. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. The village was almost exclusively inhabited by Turkish Cypriots even before 1974.[3] As of 2011, it had a population of 619.

Agia
Agia is located in Cyprus
Agia
Agia
Coordinates: 35°06′31″N 33°33′48″E
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total619

References
  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) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
  3. "AGIA". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


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