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Acheritou

Coordinates: 35°6′2″N 33°51′38″E / 35.10056°N 33.86056°E / 35.10056; 33.86056
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Acheritou
Acheritou is located in Cyprus
Acheritou
Acheritou
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°6′2″N 33°51′38″E / 35.10056°N 33.86056°E / 35.10056; 33.86056
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictGazimağusa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total911
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Acheritou (Greek: Αχερίτου [locally [aʃeˈɾitu]]; Turkish: Güvercinlik) is a village in Cyprus, located just to the west of the Agios Nikolaos section of Dhekelia SBA. De facto, it is part of Northern Cyprus. In 2011, its population was 911.

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. ^ "Northern Cyprus 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [Northern Cyprus 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF). Northern Cyprus State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.