Lefkoniko
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Lefkoniko (; or ) is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known for its lace.
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Place details
- Locality
- Geçitkale
- Region
- Ammochostos
- Country
- Kuzey Kıbrıs
- Population
- 3,187
- Timezone
- Asia/Famagusta
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lefkoniko
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lefkoniko Geçitkale town square.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The main square of the town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- y
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Famagusta District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Gazimağusa District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hasan Öztaş (in Lefkoniko) Zina Lisandrou Panagidi (in exile)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 1253
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Famagusta District
- Official name
- Λευκόνοικο
- Demonym
- Λευκονοικιάτισσα
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Famagusta District
- Population
- 2116
- Area
- 52.9628
- Elevation
- 62
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Goufes
- Official website
- dimoslefkonikou.org
- Image
- Lefkoniko church.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lefkoniko municipality
- twinned administrative body
- Nea Ionia
- native label
- Λευκόνοικο
- postal code
- 5600
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Sports
- International relations
- Cittaslow
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Tourist attractions
- Archangelos Michael Church
- References
- External links
Lefkoniko (; or ) is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known for its lace.
Geçitkale Air Base of the Turkish Air Force is near Lefkoniko.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lefkoniko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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