Cyprus
Nicosia
Louroukína

Louroujina

Louroujina is a village in Cyprus, located within the salient that marks the southernmost extent of . It was one of the largest mixed Cypriot villages before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 390 residents
  • Description: place in Nicosia District, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Louroukina” and “Lûricina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Idalium.

Photo: Rjdeadly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idalion or was an ancient city in , in modern , . The city was founded on the copper trade in the 3rd millennium BC. Its name does not appear on the Sargon Stele of 707 BC, but does appear on the later Prism of Esarhaddon and in similar spellings in Ashurbanipal's annal. is situated 4 km west of Louroujina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lympia and Dali.

Village
Photo: Lynviaer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Lymbia is a large village in the of . In 2011 the population was 2,694. The name derives from the original name of the settlement Olympia.

Town
Photo: George Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in , located in the South Nicosia area about 20 km south of central and is at an altitude of 220 m. It is the largest settlement amongst a group of villages in the area which are connected to by a radial road network. is situated 4 km west of Louroujina.

Hamlet
Kochi is an abandoned village in the of , about 15 km north-west of . It was originally inhabited exclusively by Turkish Cypriots. is situated 6 km southeast of Louroujina.

Louroujina

Latitude
35.01154° or 35° 0′ 42″ north
Longitude
33.46431° or 33° 27′ 52″ east
Population
390
Elevation
240 metres (787 feet)
Open location code
8G7M2F67+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1161637155
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
146365
Wiki­data ID
Q4825770
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Louroujina” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Louroujina Salient”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لوروكينا”
  • French: “Louroukína”
  • German: “Akıncılar”
  • German: “Akıncılar/Louroujina”
  • Greek: “Louroukína”
  • Greek: “Λουρουκίνα/Ακιντζιλάρ”
  • Greek: “Λουρουκίνα”
  • Greek: “Λουρουτζίνα”
  • Italian: “Akıncılar”
  • Italian: “Lurucina”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Louroukína”
  • Persian: “لوروجینا”
  • Polish: “Lurukina”
  • Russian: “Луруджина”
  • Spanish: “Lourojina”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar KKTC”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar Kuzey Kıbrıs”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar, Kıbrıs”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar, KKTC”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
  • Turkish: “Akıncılar”
  • Turkish: “Louroujina Salient”
  • Turkish: “Louroujina”
  • Turkish: “Lurucina”
  • Turkish: “Λουρουτζίνα”
  • Urdu: “لوروجینا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meydan and Akıncılar Primary School.

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