Pyrgos is officially composed of two villages, the larger
Kato Pyrgos and the smaller
Pano Pyrgos (Πάνω Πύργος). Together they have around 3000 inhabitants. Pyrgos is the only
CypriotCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon....
town located on the
Morphou BayMorphou Bay , is a part of the Mediterranean Sea, located on the North Western side of the island of Cyprus. It is named after the nearby inland town of Morphou . The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which claims the bay as its own...
controlled by the Greek-Cypriot government. Due to its location, being surrounded by the
Troodos MountainsTroodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres.Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus...
, the Turkish controlled
exclaveIn political geography, an enclave is a territory whose geographical boundaries lie entirely within the boundaries of another territory.An exclave, on the other hand, is a territory legally attached to another territory with which it is not physically contiguous.These are two distinct concepts,...
of Kokkina, and the Green Line, it is rather isolated and difficult to reach and gets significant numbers of visitors only in August during
summer vacationSummer vacation is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off school typically between 6 and 10 weeks, depending on the country and district.-School vacations:...
.
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Pyrgos is officially composed of two villages, the larger
Kato Pyrgos and the smaller
Pano Pyrgos (Πάνω Πύργος). Together they have around 3000 inhabitants. Pyrgos is the only
CypriotCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon....
town located on the
Morphou BayMorphou Bay , is a part of the Mediterranean Sea, located on the North Western side of the island of Cyprus. It is named after the nearby inland town of Morphou . The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which claims the bay as its own...
controlled by the Greek-Cypriot government. Due to its location, being surrounded by the
Troodos MountainsTroodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres.Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus...
, the Turkish controlled
exclaveIn political geography, an enclave is a territory whose geographical boundaries lie entirely within the boundaries of another territory.An exclave, on the other hand, is a territory legally attached to another territory with which it is not physically contiguous.These are two distinct concepts,...
of Kokkina, and the Green Line, it is rather isolated and difficult to reach and gets significant numbers of visitors only in August during
summer vacationSummer vacation is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off school typically between 6 and 10 weeks, depending on the country and district.-School vacations:...
.
A Green Line
crossing pointCheckpoint may refer to:* Border checkpoint** Checkpoint Charlie, a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War* Security checkpoint, erected and enforced within contiguous areas under military or paramilitary control...
is planned near Kato Pyrgos to facilitate travel from there to
NicosiaNicosia, known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre...
, but these plans have been put off for the time being.