Pentageia

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Pentageia
Pentageia is located in Cyprus
Pentageia
Pentageia
Coordinates: 35°09′14″N 32°52′59″E / 35.15389°N 32.88306°E / 35.15389; 32.88306
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefke District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,218
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateCsa

Pentageia (Greek: Πεντάγεια or Πεντάγια; Turkish: Yeşilyurt) is a village in Cyprus, west of Morphou and 5 km (3 mi) east of Karavostasi. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.

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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.