Country Cyprus Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 160 m Local time Tuesday 12:00 AM | Postal code 2722 Population 2,307 (2011) | |
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Astromeritis (Greek: Αστρομερίτης, Turkish: Astromerit) is a large village in the Morphou Department of the Nicosia District of Cyprus. It is located 30 km (18.64 mi) from the capital Nicosia. By the 2001 census it had a total population of 2,361.
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Map of Astromeritis, Cyprus
Green Line crossing
Astromeritis is the location of one of the six de facto crossings across the UN Buffer Zone between the area effectively controlled by the Republic of Cyprus and the Northern Cyprus. The town on the northern side of the border is Zodeia (Turkish: Bostancı). The crossing is only for vehicular traffic.
The crossing was opened on 31 August 2005.
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Astromeritis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA