Pyla

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There is also a town called Pyla in Greece, see Pyla, Greece.

Turkish cafeteria in the centre of Pyla [Photo: Rolf Palmberg]
Turkish cafeteria in the centre of Pyla [Photo: Rolf Palmberg]

Pyla (Greek: Πύλα; Turkish: Pile) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. The village is located in the eastern part of the island, in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, that separates the internationally recognized southern part of the island from the Turkish occupied northern third of the island (see: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). The village is located very close to the UK Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area. From a legal point of view, it is administered as all other areas controlled by the Greek Cypriot government.

The village is special in the respect that it is the only settlement in Cyprus still inhabited by both its original Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot inhabitants peacefully. The village has two churches and one mosque.

Popular Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi hails from Pyla.

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Coordinates: 35°02′N 33°41′E

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