Petra
Petra is a former village in Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed. It is located east of the town of Lefka and just north the Green Line. De facto, Petra is under the control of Northern Cyprus.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (540 feet)
- Description: settlement in Cyprus
- Also known as“Dereli”“Petra, Cyprus”
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Nearby places include Agios Georgios Lefkas and Agios Nikolaos Lefkas.
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Petra
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Latitude
35.10967° or 35° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
32.90759° or 32° 54′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G7J4W55+V2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Petra” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Petra”
- Georgian: “პეტრა (კვიპროსი)”
- Georgian: “პეტრა”
- German: “Petra”
- Greek: “Pétra”
- Greek: “Πέτρα Λευκωσίας”
- Greek: “Πέτρα”
- Irish: “Petra”
- Italian: “Petra”
- Italian: “Petre”
- Italian: “Taşköy”
- Persian: “پترا، قبرس”
- Persian: “پترا”
- Polish: “Petra”
- Russian: “Петра”
- Spanish: “Taşköy”
- Turkish: “Petra”
- Turkish: “Taşköy, Lefke”
- Turkish: “Taşköy”
- Urdu: “پیترا، قبرص”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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Cyprus: Highlights
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