Tourkiki Sιnikia
Tourkiki Sιnikia is a neighborhood in Lápithos, Keryneia. Tourkiki Sιnikia is situated nearby to the town Lapta, as well as near the neighborhood Agios Loukas.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: quarter of Lapithos Municipality
- Also known as: “Tourkiki Sinikia”, “Türk Mahallesi”, and “Turkish Quarter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Selvili and Acheiropoietos Monastery.
Mount Selvili
Peak
Kyparissovouno is the highest peak of the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at an altitude of 1,024 metres, situated in the Kyrenia Mountains. It is located in the Kyrenia District. Mount Selvili is situated 3 km south of Tourkiki Sιnikia.
Acheiropoietos Monastery
Ruins
Photo: Shirazibustan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Acheiropoietos Monastery was a medieval Byzantine Orthodox monastery in Lambousa near Lapithos, Cyprus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lapta and Karavas.
Lapta
Town
Lapithos or Lapethos is a town in Cyprus under the control of Northern Cyprus. Archeologists claim that Lapithos was founded by the Achean brothers Praxandros and Cepheus.
Karavas
Village
Karavas is a town in the north of the Cyprus island. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, the town has a population of 6,597.
Motides
Village
Motides is a small village in Cyprus, to the east of Lapithos. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. According to the Statistics Office of Northern Cyprus, in 2011 there were 180 inhabitants in the village. Motides is situated 3½ km east of Tourkiki Sιnikia.
Tourkiki Sιnikia
- Categories: Parish of Lapithos Municipality and locality
- Location: Lápithos, Keryneia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.34421° or 35° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
33.17286° or 33° 10′ 22″ eastElevation
63 metres (207 feet)Open location code
8G7M85VF+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12053258227OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Tourkiki Sιnikia” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Τουρκική Συνοικία”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tourkikí Synikía”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lambousa market - (Saturday) and Lapta Polis.
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