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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: place in Nicosia District, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Kserovuno”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vouni palace.
Vouni palace
Archaeological site
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
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″ north
Longitude
32.73331° or 32° 43′ 60″ east
Elevation
241 metres (791 feet)
Open location code
8G7J4PWM+X8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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”
- Georgian: “ქსეროვუნოსი”
- 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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