Pyla
Pyla
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Pyla (
The village is special in the respect that it is the only settlement in Cyprus still inhabited by both its original Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot inhabitants.[3] 850 of the inhabitants are Greek Cypriots and 487 are Turkish Cypriots.[4] The village has three churches and one mosque.
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History
Pyla is among the oldest villages in Cyprus. The village was first inhabited during the Middle Ages. On several old maps it is marked with the names Pila or Pilla.
The name of the village is Greek which leads to the assumption[how?] that the village existed during the Byzantine years.[original research?] The name "Pyla" is after the Greek word "πύλη" (entrance), probably because it was the only way to travel to the plain of Mesaoria. The University of Central Lancashire has a campus in the village, the only British university to have a site on the island.
Pyla Tourist Area
Pyla Tourist Area is the area that neighbours the sea and belongs to the administrative division of the village of Pyla.
Several of the most luxurious hotels in Cyprus are located in the tourist area of Pyla, such as: Golden Bay, Lordos Beach and Sandy Beach. This strip is lined with a mix of taverns and restaurants, as well as tourist shops and boutiques, which all run parallel to the beachside which offers organised facilities, as well as kiosks and ice-cream stands. Pyla Tourist Area continues through the new Larnaca-Dhekelia sea road, onwards to the C.T.O. (Cyprus Tourist Organisation) beach.
Sports
Currently, Aspis FC is the only football club in the village of Pyla. Also, the village hosts a volleyball club, named Finikas.
2023 Crisis
On August 18, 2023, Turkish soldiers from the
On October 9, 2023, both the Turkish side and
Famous people from Pyla
References
- ^ "Population - Place of Residence, 2011". Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Mixed village in Cyprus buffer zone looks to offer hope". France 24. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ a b "Pyla, Cyprus: Life in a Divided Village | DW | 09.11.2003".
- ^ a b "UNFICYP > Civil Affairs". Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ ISBN 9781904768036., thus constituting externally imposed foci of elite power within the surrounding countryside.
Still other small centers such as Maa Palaeokastro and Pyla Kokkinokremos may conceivably have been founded as outposts of other larger urban settlements like Kouklia or Kition
- ^ "Foreign embassies in Cyprus express concern over incidents in Pyla buffer zone". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Καταδικάζει τις επιθέσεις στην Πύλα η Πρόεδρος του Ευρωκοινοβουλίου | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Καταδικάζει η ΕΕ: Τηλεφώνησε στον Κόμπο μετά τα επεισόδια στην Πύλα ο Μπορέλ | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "UN peacekeepers hurt in Cyprus buffer zone clash with Turkish forces". reuters. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Erdoğan slams UN peacekeepers for blocking road project in Turkish Cyprus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2023.
- ^ "U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Türkiye hails UN-TRNC agreement on construction of Yigitler-Pile road". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "UN mission announces deal on Turkish Cypriot road construction". Daily Sabah. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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