Xerovounos
Xerovounos is an abandoned village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, west of Karavostasi. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Between 1958 and 1975, it was called Kurutepe in Turkish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: place in Nicosia District, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Kserovuno”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vouni palace.
Vouni palace
Archaeological site
Photo: Cypern20, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vouni palace is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km east of Xerovounos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limnitis and Variseia.
Limnitis
Village
Photo: Seksen iki yüz kırk beş, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limnitis is a coastal village in the Tylliria region of north-western Cyprus. The upper parts of the village are located 20 metres above sea level, but Limnitis extends all the way down to the beach.
Variseia
Hamlet
Variseia or Varisha is an abandoned village inside the Buffer Zone, near Gailini, Cyprus.
Agios Ioannis
Hamlet
Agios Ioannis Selemani is a deserted village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located within the UN Buffer Zone close to Kato Pyrgos. Agios Ioannis is situated 2½ km west of Xerovounos.
Xerovounos
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Xeróvounos, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.14748° or 35° 8′ 51″ northLongitude
32.73331° or 32° 43′ 60″ eastElevation
241 metres (791 feet)Open location code
8G7J4PWM+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1685716219OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Xerovounos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “زيروفونوس”
- Armenian: “Կսերովունոս”
- Armenian: “Քսերովունոս”
- Dutch: “Xerovounos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كسيروڤونوس”
- Greek: “Xeróvounos”
- Greek: “Γιουκαρί Γεσίλιρμακ”
- Greek: “Ξερόβουνος/Γιουκαρί Γεσίλιρμακ”
- Greek: “Ξερόβουνος”
- Italian: “Kurutepe”
- Italian: “Xerovounos”
- Italian: “Yukarı Yeşilırmak”
- Polish: “Kserowunos”
- Portuguese: “Xerovounos”
- Russian: “Херовунос”
- Spanish: “Xerovounos”
- Turkish: “Kurutepe, KKTC”
- Turkish: “Kurutepe, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
- Turkish: “Kurutepe, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
- Turkish: “Kurutepe”
- Turkish: “Yukarı Yeşilırmak”
- Urdu: “سیروونوس”
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