Morfou

Morphou (; ) is a town in the northwestern part of Cyprus, under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Having been a predominantly Greek Cypriot community before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the town is now inhabited by Turkish Cypriots.

Key facts

Settlement.imagesize: 300
Settlement.name: Morphou
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Morphou orange monument.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The symbolic orange monument at the center of Morphou, representing the town's citrus industry
Settlement.pushpin_map: Cyprus
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Morphou in Cyprus.
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1:  • District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nicosia District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3:  • District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Güzelyurt District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor (de jure)
Settlement.leader_name: Victor Hadjiavraam
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor (de facto)

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Official website

Μόρφου – Μόρφου

Αρχική

morphou.org.cy →

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Wikidata facts

Part of: Nicosia District
Official name: Μόρφου
Country: Cyprus
Located in: Nicosia District
Contains: Chrysiliou
Population: 7465
Area: 58.2031
Elevation: 48
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Mediterranean Sea
Capital of: Güzelyurt District
Shares border with: Kyra
Official website: www.morphou.org.cy
Image: Morphou orange monument.jpg

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Commons category: Morphou
twinned administrative body: Żurrieq
postal code: 2700
native label: Μόρφου
located in the religious territorial entity: Diocese of Morphou

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Article · Español

Morfou, Morphou o Morfú (en griego: Μόρφου; en turco: Omorfo o Güzelyurt) es una ciudad del noroeste de la isla de Chipre, dentro del distrito de Güzelyurt, sector controlado por la República Turca del Norte de Chipre (KKTC). Antes de la invasión de 1974 integraba el distrito de Nicosia. Está emplazada en una fértil llanura al este de la bahía homónima y al sur del .

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