Pyrogi ( gr, Πυρόι; tr, Gaziler) is a village in the
Nicosia District
Nicosia District (Greek: Eπαρχία Λευκωσίας) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the ...
of
Cyprus, located south of
Tymbou
Tymvou ( tr, Kırklar) is a village in the central Mesaoria plain of Cyprus. Tymvou is occupied by the Turkish Armed Forces and is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. After 1960, the village was inhabited exclusively by Greek Cypriots; ...
. It is under de facto 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 ...
. Today it is largely uninhabited, as the village lies within military area and can only be visited with permission of the Turkish military. In 1960 the village had 460 inhabitants.
Wikimapia
/ref> One kilometre northwest of the town lies the also uninhabited former village of Margo.
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Communities in Nicosia District
Populated places in Lefkoşa District
Greek Cypriot villages depopulated during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Former populated places in Cyprus
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