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Gerolakkos Latitude and Longitude:

35°11′N 33°15′E / 35.183°N 33.250°E / 35.183; 33.250
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Gerolakkos
Gerolakkos is located in Cyprus
Gerolakkos
Gerolakkos
Coordinates: 35°11′N 33°15′E / 35.183°N 33.250°E / 35.183; 33.250
Country ( de jure)  Cyprus
 •  District Nicosia District
Country ( de facto)  Northern Cyprus [1]
 •  District Lefkoşa District
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total2,777
 • Municipality
3,884
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)
Website Turkish Cypriot municipality

Gerolakkos ( Greek: Γερόλακκος; Turkish: Alayköy) is a village near Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. It is immediately north of the Green Line. Nicosia International Airport (now defunct) is located about 2 km to its south-east. De facto, Gerolakkos is under the control of Northern Cyprus.

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 2013-11-06.