Vasileia

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Vasileia
Bασιλεια (Greek) Karşıyaka (Turkish)
Vasileia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°20′40″N 33°7′22″E / 35.34444°N 33.12278°E / 35.34444; 33.12278Coordinates: 35°20′40″N 33°7′22″E / 35.34444°N 33.12278°E / 35.34444; 33.12278
Country  Cyprus
District Kyrenia District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)


Vasileia (Greek: Bασιλεια, Turkish: Karşıyaka) is a village in Kyrenia District located 3 km west of Lapithos.

Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turkish mainland settlers.[1]

References

  1. Cyprus. Grapheion Dēmosiōn Plērophoriōn (1979). Colonisation of occupied areas. Public Information Office. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2011. 



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