Vatili
Vatili is located in Cyprus
Vatili
Vatili
Coordinates: 35°08′02″N 33°39′19″E / 35.13389°N 33.65528°E / 35.13389; 33.65528
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictGazimağusa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,129
 • Municipality
2,390
WebsiteTurkish-Cypriot municipality

Vatili (Greek: Βατυλή; Turkish: Vadili) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, near Lysi. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.

During the British era, in the middle 1940s, a significant livestock station was built in Vatili by the authorities.[3] In 1973, Vatili had 3,161 inhabitants; of those, 72% were Greek Cypriots and 28% Turkish Cypriots. Fearing a retaliation by the Turks for the mistreatment of Turkish Cypriots by Greek Cypriots before 1974, the Greek Cypriots of Vatili fled to the south of the island during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Today, the village is also inhabited by displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south and Turkish settlers.[4] As of 2011, its population was 2,129.

Culture, sports, and tourism

Turkish Cypriot Farmers of Vatili Sports Club was founded in 1943, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[5]

The village has an association Vadili Sports for All Association.[6]

International relations

Turkish Cypriots organise International Folk Dance Fest each year.[7]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus

Twin towns – sister cities

Vatili is twinned with:

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" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ Christou, Eleni. "Κρατικός Κτηνοτροφικός Σταθμός (Βατιλή)". foodmuseum.cs.ucy.ac.cy (in Greek). Cyprus Food Virtual Museum. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ "VATILI". Internal displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ Northern Cyprus Archived 18 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs
  6. ^ Spor Kibris, 24 February 2015 Vadili Sports Association
  7. ^ Haber KKTC, 12 September 2011 Vadili Int'l Folk Dance Fest
  8. ^ OSMANİYE İLE KKTC’NİN VADİLİ BELEDİYESİ KARDEŞ OLUYOR', Osmaniye, archived from the original on 20 October 2013, retrieved 20 October 2013


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