Gioneli

Also known as Kioneli

Gönyeli (; ) is a town in Cyprus, near the capital city Nicosia. It is de facto under the control of Northern Cyprus. Over the years the town has merged with North Nicosia, making it connurbated with the city. Its population is 11,671.

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Place details

Locality: Kuzey Lefkoşa
Region: Nicosia
Country: Kuzey Kıbrıs
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gönyeli
Settlement.image_skyline: Gönyeli.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Monument of National Struggle and Liberation in Gönyeli
Settlement.pushpin_map: Cyprus
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Cyprus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Cyprus
Settlement.subdivision_type1:  • District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nicosia District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northern Cyprus
Settlement.subdivision_type3:  • District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lefkoşa District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Ahmet Yalçın Benli

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Κιόνελι
Population: 1745
Elevation: 134
Image: Gönyeli.jpg

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native label: Gönyeli
Commons category: Gönyeli

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Article

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Contents

History
Culture
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
References

== History == Before the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571, the area consisted of empty fields. Upon the conquest, two families from Anatolia that of Kurt Ali from Anamur and Mehmet Efendi from Aksaray, settled here and founded Gönyeli. Over time, as the families grew in population, the village grew as a Turkish-speaking farming community. Gönyeli was one of the first towns to be captured following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.