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Kontemenos
Kontemenos
village
	Κοντεμένος (Greek) Kılıçaslan (Turkish)
	Kontemenos Location in Cyprus
	Coordinates: 35°16′11″N 33°7′18″E / 35.26972°N 33.12167°E
Country (de jure)	Cyprus
• District	Kyrenia District
Country (de facto)	Northern Cyprus
• District	Girne District
Population (2011)
• Total	194
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kontemenos (Greek: Κοντεμένος, Turkish: Kılıçaslan) is a town located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, 7 km northwest of Skylloura. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been used as a Turkish military camp. The etymology of the village's name is unclear. Until 1974, Turkish Cypriots called the village "Kördemen" or "Kördümen" ("blind wheel"); this name was changed after 1974 and the village was named after Seçim Kılıçaslan, a Turkish soldier who died near the village during the invasion.^[3]

References

^ 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.
^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
^ "Kontemenos". Prio Cyprus Center. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

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[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" (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.

[3] "Kontemenos". Prio Cyprus Center. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

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