Agios Symeon

Agios Symeon
Agios Symeon is located in Cyprus
Agios Symeon
Agios Symeon
Coordinates: 35°29′29″N 34°13′04″E / 35.49139°N 34.21778°E / 35.49139; 34.21778
Country (de jure)Cyprus
DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto)Northern Cyprus[1]
Districtİskele District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total119
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)

Agios Symeon (Greek: Άγιος Συμεών "Saint Simon", Turkish: Avtepe, previously also Aysinyo) is a village in Cyprus, located on the Karpas Peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, Avtepe had a population of 119. It has always been inhabited by Turkish Cypriots.[3]

References

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ "AGIOS SYMEON". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2015.