Country Cyprus Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website Trikomo Municipality | Country (controlled by) Northern Cyprus Climate Csa Population 1,948 (2011) | |
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Trikomo (Greek: Τρίκωμο) or Yeni İskele (in Turkish) is a town in north-eastern Mesaoria in Cyprus. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Trikomo gained municipality status on 1 June 1998. It is the administrative center of the İskele District of Northern Cyprus.
Contents
- Map of Yeni C4B0skele
- History
- Culture sports and tourism
- Twin towns sister cities
- Notable People from Trikomo
- References
Map of Yeni %C4%B0skele
History
Prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus of 1974, the population of the village consisted almost entirely of Greek Cypriots, most of whom fled during the conflict and some of whom were later transported to the south. In 1974, Turkish Cypriots from Larnaca ("İskele" in Turkish) settled in Trikomo, giving it its new name (lit. "New İskele", later shortened to İskele).
Turkish Cypriot Larnaca Municipality that was founded in 1958 moved to Trikomo in 1974.
Culture, sports, and tourism
Turkish Cypriot Larnaka Gençler Birliği or İskele Gençlerbirliği Sports Club was founded in 1934 in Larnaca, and as of the 2015-16 season plays in the KTFF Süper Lig.
The town is known for its annual international folk dance festival and the Panagia Theotokos Church, which hosts an icon museum showcasing rare examples of medieval iconography in Cyprus. The church is a twin church consisting of Orthodox and Catholic sections. Its older Catholic section dates to the Byzantine era while the Catholic section was built in the 12th century during the Lusignan period.
Twin towns — sister cities
Trikomo is twinned with:
Notable People from Trikomo
Vassos Karagiorgis (b. 1929), archaeologist.
Georgios Grivas (b. 1897), general in the Greek Army, leader of the EOKA guerrilla organisation and EOKA B paramilitary terrorist organisation.