Kato Pyrgos
Place in Nicosia District, Cyprus
Kato Pyrgos
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Κάτω Πύργος ( Greek ) | |
Kato Pyrgos
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Coordinates: 35°10′52″N 32°41′08″E / 35.18111°N 32.68556°E / 35.18111; 32.68556 | |
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District | Nicosia District |
Population
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• Total | 1,036 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+3 ( EEST ) |
This article is about the village on Morphou Bay. For village near Limassol, see
Pyrgos, Limassol
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Kato Pyrgos ( Greek : Κάτω Πύργος ) is a village in Cyprus . Kato Pyrgos is the only Greek Cypriot village located on Morphou Bay and controlled by the Republic of Cyprus . Due to its location, being surrounded by the Troodos Mountains , the Turkish controlled exclave of Kokkina , and the Green Line , it is rather isolated and difficult to reach, and gets significant numbers of visitors only in August during summer vacation .
A Green Line crossing point was opened near Kato Pyrgos on 18 October 2010 to facilitate travel from there to Nicosia .