Dikomo

Dikomo Δίκωμο (Greek) Dikmen (Turkish)
Dikomo Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°16′2″N 33°19′30″E / 35.26722°N 33.325°E / 35.26722; 33.325Coordinates: 35°16′2″N 33°19′30″E / 35.26722°N 33.325°E / 35.26722; 33.325
Country	De jure  Cyprus De facto  Northern Cyprus
District	Kyrenia District
Municipality
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Dikomo (Greek: Δίκωμο) is a town located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, about halfway between Nicosia and Kyrenia, withín the de-facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The village is the birth place of the current Cypriot president Dimitris Christofias.

The town consists of two parts :

• Kato Dikomo (Greek: Κάτω Δίκωμο, Turkish: Aşağı Dikmen)
• Pano Dikomo (Greek: Πάνω Δίκωμο, Turkish: Yukarı Dikmen)

Famous Locals

• Dimitris Christofias, president of Cyprus, born in Dikomo.
• Georgios Savvides, AKEL MP 1970-1991, born in Dikomo
• Christodoulos Taramountas, Democratic Rally and European Democracy (Cyprus) MP, born in Dikomo

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