- Kornokipos
Kornokipos (Greek: "Κορνόκηπος", Turkish: "Görneç") is a village in the
Famagusta District inCyprus , located on the south eastern side of the Kyrenia Mountains. The village name is thought to mean "Beautiful Garden" in one of ancient languages used in Cyprus. It is historically an exclusively Turkish Cypriot settlement and remains so today. In 1960, it had a population of 292 and in 1973 a population of 315 (Source: [http://kypros.org/Occupied_Villages/indexg.html] ). It currently has a population of around 500.The village was occupied by the Greek Cypriot soldiers from neighboring villages in response to the Turkish army's intervention on
20th July 1974 . The village was liberated by theTurkish Army during the second phase of the Turkish invasion in August 1974 and since then is under the control of the unrecognised state of theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus .
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