Dikomo ( el, Δίκωμο; tr, Dikmen) is a town in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...

, located about halfway between Nicosia and

Kyrenia Kyrenia ( el, Κερύνεια ; tr, Girne ) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. While there is evidence showing that the wider region ...

. ''

De facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with '' de jure'' ("by l ...

'', it is under the control of

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

. The town consists of two parts: *

Kato Dikomo Kato Dikomo ( el, Κάτω Δίκωμο; tr, Aşağı Dikmen) is a village in Cyprus, located about halfway between Nicosia and Kyrenia. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. According to Northern Cyprus, Kato Dikomo is par ...

(; ) *

Pano Dikomo Pano Dikomo ( el, Πάνω Δίκωμο; tr, Yukarı Dikmen) is a village in Cyprus, located about halfway between Nicosia and Kyrenia. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. According to Northern Cyprus, Pano Dikomo is part o ...

(; ) Dikomo is first mentioned in sources in a chronicle by

Neophytos the Recluse Neophytos of Cyprus, Saint Neophytos, Neophytos the Recluse (Greek: Άγιος Νεόφυτος ο Έγκλειστος; 1134–1214) was a Cypriot Orthodox monk, priest, and sometime hermit, whose writings preserved a history of the early crus ...

on a raid on Cyprus in 1155/56. It was close to the site of a battle between the Byzantine forces and the forces of

Raynald of Châtillon Raynald of Châtillon (french: Renaud; 11254 July 1187), also known as Reynald or Reginald, was a Crusader knight of French origin but also Prince of Antioch from 1153 to 1160 or 1161, and Lord of Oultrejordain from 1175 until his death. He ...

, who had landed in

and further advanced to Nicosia.

Famous locals

Dimitris Christofias Dimitris (Δημήτρης) is the Modern Greek form of the older forms Demetrios, Dimitrios (Δημήτριος, usually Latinized as Demetrius) and may refer to: *Dimitris Arvanitis (born 1980), Greek professional football defender who plays for ...

, former president of

, born in Dikomo *

Georgios Savvides Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

AKEL The Progressive Party of Working People ( el, Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού, ; abbr. , AKEL; tr, Emekçi Halkın İlerici Partisi) is a Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeove ...

MP 1970–1991, born in Dikomo *

Christodoulos Taramountas Christodoulos Taramountas ( el, Χριστόδουλος Ταραμουντάς; 2 May 1957 – 8 November 2022) was a Cypriot lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Rally, European Democracy, and the European Party, he served in the ...

Democratic Rally The Democratic Rally ( el, Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός, translit=Dimokratikós Sinagermós, ΔΗΣΥ/DISY) is a liberal-conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Cyprus led by Averof Neofytou. The party was found ...

and

European Democracy European Democracy ( it, Democrazia Europea, DE) was a minor Christian-democratic, centrist political party in Italy. History European Democracy was founded in 2001 by Sergio D'Antoni (former leader of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trad ...

MP, born in Dikomo

Churches

Prophet Zacharias Church, Saint George Church, Church of the Virgin Mary of the Fields, The Chapel of Saint Dimitris

References

Populated places in Girne District Municipalities of Northern Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub