Kontemenos
village
Κοντεμένος (Greek) Kılıçaslan (Turkish)
Kontemenos is located in Cyprus
Kontemenos
Kontemenos
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°16′11″N 33°7′18″E / 35.26972°N 33.12167°E / 35.26972; 33.12167
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictKyrenia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictGirne District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total194
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Kontemenos". Prio Cyprus Center. Retrieved 8 January 2016.


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