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Pyrga | |
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village | |
Πυργά (Greek) Pirhan (Turkish) | |
PyrgaLocation in Cyprus | |
Coordinates: 35°11′0″N 33°43′34″E / 35.18333°N 33.72611°E / 35.18333; 33.72611 | |
Country (de jure) | Cyprus |
• District | Famagusta District |
Country (de facto) | Northern Cyprus |
• District | Gazimağusa District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pyrga (Greek: Πυργά, Turkish: Pirhan) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 22 west of Famagusta on the main Nicosia-Famagusta highway. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Today most of the village is used by the Turkish military as a military base.
References
- In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
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