Myrtou

Myrtou (, ) is a town in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, north of the city of Morphou. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

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Place details

Locality: Çamlıbel
Region: Keryneia
Country: Kuzey Kıbrıs
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Myrtou
Settlement.pushpin_map: Cyprus
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
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.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 872
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Μύρτου
Population: 710
Area: 14.8862
Image: Aquaduct Çamlıbel North Cyprus 03.JPG

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Commons category: Myrtou
native label: Μύρτου

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Name origin
Location
Population
Monastery of St. Panteleimon
Military
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Myrtou (, ) is a town in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, north of the city of Morphou. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

== Name origin == There are several traditions as to how the village got its name. One of them says that the name comes from the plant Myrtos or Myrtia – myrtle. On the western side of the village there is a whole area full of myrtle as well as other plants and bushes.