Agios Epiktitos

Agios Epiktitos (Greek: Άγιος Επίκτητος; Turkish: Çatalköy) is a village in Cyprus, located 6 km (4 mi) east of Kyrenia. Agios Epiktitos, is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.The village was named after an ascetic monk who fled the Saracens in Palestine in the 9th Century and was a colleague of Saint Ambrose of Kyrenia who gave his name to a village close by.

Agios Epiktitos
  • Çatalköy (Turkish)
  • Άγιος Επίκτητος (Greek)
Agios Epiktitos
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°19′18″N 33°23′18″E
Country (de jure) Cyprus
  DistrictKyrenia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus
  DistrictGirne District
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorMehmet Hulusioglu
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,110
  Municipality
5,652
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
WebsiteTurkish Cypriot municipality

The Turkish Cypriot Agios Epiktitos Municipality was founded in 1980.

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