Agios Symeon

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]

Agios Symeon
Agios Symeon
Coordinates: 35°29′29″N 34°13′04″E
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)

References
  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.


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