Vatili (; ) is a village in the

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, near Lysi. ''De facto'', it is under the control of

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. During the British era, in the middle 1940s, a significant livestock station was built in Vatili by the authorities. In 1973, Vatili had 3,161 inhabitants; of those, 72% were

Greek Cypriots Greek Cypriots (, ) are the ethnic Greeks, Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest Ethnolinguistic group, ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2023 census, 719,252 respondents recorded their ethnicity as Greek, forming al ...

and 28%

Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

. Fearing a retaliation by the Turks for the mistreatment of Turkish Cypriots by Greek Cypriots before 1974, the Greek Cypriots of Vatili fled to the south of the island during the

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

. Today, the village is also inhabited by displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south and Turkish settlers. , its population was 2,129.

Culture, sports, and tourism

Turkish Cypriot Farmers of Vatili Sports Club was founded in 1943, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League. The village has an association Vadili Sports for All Association.

International relations

organise International Folk Dance Fest each year.Haber KKTC, 12 September 2011
Vadili Int'l Folk Dance Fest

Twin towns – sister cities

Vatili is twinned with: * Osmaniye,

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References

Populated places in Gazimağusa District Communities in Famagusta District Municipalities of Northern Cyprus {{cyprus-geo-stub