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Mora, Cyprus

Coordinates: 35°10′27″N 33°32′43″E / 35.17417°N 33.54528°E / 35.17417; 33.54528
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Mora
village
Mora is located in Cyprus
Mora
Mora
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°10′27″N 33°32′43″E / 35.17417°N 33.54528°E / 35.17417; 33.54528
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total
522
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mora (Greek: Μόρα, Turkish: Meriç) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus.

History

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The village is de facto under the control of Northern Cyprus. Before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 it was inhabited almost exclusively 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. ^ 2006 Census
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)