Lefkoniko
Lefkoniko is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known for its lace. Geçitkale Air Base of the Turkish Air Force is near Lefkoniko.- Type: Town with 3,190 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Aksaray”, “Geçitkale KKTC”, “Geçitkale Kuzey Kıbrıs”, “Geçitkale Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”, “Geçitkale, KKTC”, “Geçitkale, Kuzey Kıbrıs”, “Geçitkale, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”, “Lefkoniko Municipality”, “Lefkonikon”, “Lefkonoiko”, “Lefkonuk”, and “Δήμος Λευκονοίκου”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Geçitkale Air Base.
Geçitkale Air Base
Aerodrome
Geçitkale Air Base or Lefkoniko Airport is a military… Geçitkale Air Base is situated 3 km south of Lefkoniko.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Psyllatos and Goufes.
Psyllatos
Village
Psyllatos is a village in the Famagusta District… Psyllatos is situated 4 km west of Lefkoniko.
Goufes
Village
Goufes is a village in Cyprus, 6 km northwest of Lefkoniko. Goufes is situated 4½ km northwest of Lefkoniko.
Gypsou
Village
Gypsou, sometimes also Gypsos, is a village located… Gypsou is situated 5 km east of Lefkoniko.
Lefkoniko
- Categories: village, municipalities of Cyprus Republic, and locality
- Location: Lefkónoiko, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.26053° or 35° 15′ 38″ north
Longitude
33.7322° or 33° 43′ 56″ east
Population
3,190
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
IATA airport code
GEC
Open location code
8G7M7P6J+6V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Lefkoniko” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لفكونيكو”
- Armenian: “Լեֆկոնիկո”
- Bulgarian: “Левконико”
- Catalan: “Levkóniko”
- Cebuano: “Lefkónoiko”
- Chinese: “列夫科尼科”
- Dutch: “Lefkoniko”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ليفكونيكو”
- Esperanto: “Lefkoniko”
- Finnish: “Lefkónoiko”
- French: “Lefkóniko”
- Georgian: “ლეფკონიკო”
- German: “Lefkoniko/Geçitkale”
- Greek: “Lefkónoiko”
- Greek: “Λευκόνοικο”
- Hebrew: “לפקוניקו”
- Italian: “Lefkoniko”
- Moksha: “Лэфконико”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lefkoniko”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Levkóniko”
- Norwegian: “Lefkoniko”
- Persian: “لفکونیکو”
- Polish: “Lefkoniko”
- Portuguese: “Lefcônico”
- Portuguese: “Lefkoniko”
- Russian: “Лефконико”
- Slovenian: “Lefkoniko”
- Spanish: “Lefkoniko”
- Swedish: “Lefkónoiko”
- Turkish: “Geçitkale, Mağusa”
- Turkish: “Geçitkale”
- Ukrainian: “Лефконіко”
- Urdu: “لیفکونیکو”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pigi and Milia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Festival Alanı and Geçitkale Belediyesi.
Cyprus: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Nicosia and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
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