Asomatos, Kyrenia
Asomatos (Greek: Ασώματος (Κερύνειας); Turkish: Özhan) is a village near Myrtou in northern Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
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Asomatos Location of Asomatos in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′33″N 33°06′25″E | |
| Country (de jure) | Cyprus |
| • District | Kyrenia District |
| Country (de facto) | Northern Cyprus |
| • District | Girne District |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 73 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Asomatos was the second largest Maronite village after Kormakitis. Before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, its inhabitants numbered 527, whereas, todaynone.
The village is used as a military camp by the Turkish army. The Maronites may visit the village only on Sundays, with limited time restrictions, for mass in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel.
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