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Kythrea (Greek: Κυθραία; Turkish: Deirmennik) is town on the island of Cyprus. Kythrea is situated near the ancient kingdom of Chytroi which was founded by Chytros. Chytroi was one of the ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus in antiquity. According to one tradition the name Kythrea came from Chytroi. According to another tradition the name Kythrea is derived from the name of the Greek Ionian island Kythera from where millstones were transferred to Kythrea's watermills. The village was watered for millenia by kefalovrysos, a waterfountain. However, shortly after the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus the water stopped flowing. Kythira, also seen as Kythera, Cythera or Tsirigo, is an island, one of the Ionian Islands. ... In 1974, a coup detat by Greek Army officers stationed on the Mediterranian island of Cyprus, tried to overthrow the then-President Makarios. ...
Coordinates: 35°15′N 33°29′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...