| Asomatos | |
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| Ασωματος (Greek) Özhan (Turkish) | |
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Asomatos
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Kyrenia District |
| Municipality | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.asomatos.com/ |
Asomatos (Greek: Ασωματος, Turkish: Özhan) is situated in the Kyrenia District near the villages of Myrtou, Karpaseia and Kambyli. It is the biggest Maronite village after the village of Kormakitis. Before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, its inhabitants numbered 527 people, whereas today there are only two octogenarian women still living in the village. [1]
The village is presently used as a military camp by the Turkish army. The Maronites may visit the village only on Sundays, with limited time restrictions, for mass in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel. [2]