There is also a town called Pyla in Greece, see Pyla, Greece.

Pyla (Turkish: Pile) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. The village is located in the eastern part of the island, in the UN administered Demilitarized zone that separates the internationally recognized southern half of the island from the Turkish occupied northern third of the island (see: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). The village is located very close to the UK Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area. From a legal point of view, it is administered as all other areas controlled by the (Greek-) Cypriot government. Jump to: navigation, search The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ... In military terms, a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more groups, where military activity is not permitted, usually by treaty or other agreement. ... Jump to: navigation, search Official language Turkish Capital Nicosia (LefkoÅŸa) (35° 10′ 28″ N, 33° 21′ 25″ E) Founder Rauf DenktaÅŸ President Mehmet Ali Talat Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer House Speaker Fatma EkenoÄŸlu Area  - Total  - % water 3,355 km² 2. ... Jump to: navigation, search There is also an Akrotiri peninsula on the island of Crete. ...

The village is special in the respect that it is the only settlement in Cyprus still inhabited by its both its original Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot inhabitants. The village has two churches and one mosque.