Vasileia

For other uses, see Vasileia (given name).

Vasileia Bασίλεια (Greek) Karşıyaka (Turkish)
In Vasileia
Vasileia Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°20′40″N 33°7′22″E
Country (de jure)	Cyprus
• District	Kyrenia District
Country (de facto)	Northern Cyprus[1]
• District	Girne District
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,091
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Vasileia (Greek: Bασίλεια; Turkish: Karşıyaka) is a village in Kyrenia District of Cyprus. It is located 3 km west of Lapithos. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 2,091.

In the heart of Vasileia there is an abandoned church.

Culture, sports, and tourism

Turkish Cypriot Karşıyaka Sports Club was founded in 1957, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.^[3]

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), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, p. 21
3. Northern Cyprus Archived 18 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs