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Belapais
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Bellapais is a small village in the Kyrenia District in the northern part of Cyprus, about four miles from the town of Kyrenia. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
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- Locality
- Beylerbeyi
- Region
- Keryneia
- Country
- Kuzey Kıbrıs
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bellapais
- Settlement.official_name
- Αββαείο Μπελαπάις (Greek); Bellapais / Beylerbeyi -Bellabayıs (Turkish language)(Cypriot Turkish)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bellapais ld rd 01.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 190px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cyprus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kyrenia District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Girne District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +3
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Μπέλλα-Πάις
- Population
- 725
- Area
- 23.483
- Image
- Bellapais ld rd 01.jpg
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- Bellapais
- native label
- Μπέλλα-Πάις
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Bellapais is a small village in the Kyrenia District in the northern part of Cyprus, about four miles from the town of Kyrenia. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
The village was the home for some years of Lawrence Durrell, who wrote about life in Cyprus in his book Bitter Lemons. He mentions passing the time drinking coffee under the Tree of Idleness in the village and there are two places which lay claim to being the spot. His book did not identify it completely, and two establishments profit from the name. His house, up a very steep climb, has a plaque on it and one can have the pleasure of returning by a not-quite-so-perpendicular way that passes by old olive presses.
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