Akrotiri (village)
Akrotiri
Ακρωτήρι Ağrotur | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′3″N 32°57′18″E / 34.60083°N 32.95500°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| British Overseas Territory | Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 684 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 4640 (Cyprus postcode) BF1 2AT (SBA postcode) |
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Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι, literally Cape, Turkish: Ağrotur) is a village within the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It is the only village in the Western SBA with a significant non-military population.
The village contains two small churches dedicated to St. Cross and St. George. To the south is a site called Kourion (Greek: Κούριον) containing the ruins of an ancient settlement. Of the place Stefano Lusignan in his Description de toute l'isle de Cypre (Paris, 1580) says: "Cury est une ville antique, située au milieu du Promontoire des chats." ("Kouria is an ancient town situated in the middle of the Headland of Cats.")