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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: settlement in Cyprus
- Also known as: “Dereli” and “Petra, Cyprus”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Georgios Lefkas and Agios Nikolaos Lefkas.
Agios Georgios Lefkas
Hamlet
Agios Georgios Soleas is an abandoned village due to the Turkish invasion in Cyprus in 1974 in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, and it lies within the UN Buffer Zone.
Agios Nikolaos Lefkas
Hamlet
Agios Nikolaos Lefkas is an abandoned village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, and it lies within the UN Buffer Zone. In 1946, the village had a population of 132. Agios Nikolaos Lefkas is situated 2½ km west of Petra.
Elia
Village
Elia is a village in Cyprus, located east of Lefka. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Elia is situated 2½ km north of Petra.
Petra
- Categories: human settlement, community of Cyprus Republic, and locality
- Location: Pétra, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10967° or 35° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
32.90759° or 32° 54′ 27″ eastElevation
166 metres (545 feet)Open location code
8G7J4W55+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 285166169OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Petra” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Petra”
- German: “Petra”
- Greek: “Pétra”
- Greek: “Πέτρα Λευκωσίας”
- Greek: “Πέτρα”
- Irish: “Petra”
- Italian: “Petra”
- Italian: “Petre”
- Italian: “Taşköy”
- Persian: “پترا، قبرس”
- Polish: “Petra”
- Russian: “Петра”
- Spanish: “Taşköy”
- Turkish: “Petra”
- Turkish: “Taşköy, Lefke”
- Turkish: “Taşköy”
- Urdu: “پیترا، قبرص”
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