Kontemenos

Kontemenos
Κοντεμένος (Greek) Kılıçaslan (Turkish)
Kontemenos Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°16′11″N 33°7′18″E / 35.26972°N 33.12167°E / 35.26972; 33.12167Coordinates: 35°16′11″N 33°7′18″E / 35.26972°N 33.12167°E / 35.26972; 33.12167
Country	Cyprus
• District	Kyrenia District
Country (controlled by)	Northern Cyprus
• District	Girne District
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Kontemenos (Greek: Κοντεμένος, Turkish: Kılıçaslan) is a town located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, 7 km northwest of Skylloura. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been used as a Turkish military camp. The etymology of the village's name is unclear. Until 1974, Turkish Cypriots called the village "Kördemen" or "Kördümen" ("blind wheel"); this name was changed after 1974 and the village was named after Seçim Kılıçaslan, a Turkish soldier who died near the village during the invasion.^[1]

References

↑ "Kontemenos". Prio Cyprus Center. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

Kyrenia District

Settlements	Agia Eirini Agios Amvrosios Agios Epiktitos Agios Ermolaos Agios Georgios Agirda Agridaki Asomatos Bellapais Boğazköy Charkeia Dikomo Diorios Elia Fotta Ftericha Kalograia Kampyli Karavas Karmi Karpaseia Kazafani Kiomourtzou Klepini Kontemenos Kormakitis Koutsovendis Krini Kyrenia Lapithos Larnakas tis Lapithou Livera Motides Myrtou Orga Palaiosofos Panagra Pileri Sychari Sysklipos Templos Thermeia Trapeza Trimithi Vasileia Vouno

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