Vasileia

Vasileia Bασίλεια (Greek) Karşıyaka (Turkish)
In Vasileia
Vasileia Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°20′40″N 33°7′22″E / 35.34444°N 33.12278°E / 35.34444; 33.12278Coordinates: 35°20′40″N 33°7′22″E / 35.34444°N 33.12278°E / 35.34444; 33.12278
Country	Cyprus
• District	Kyrenia District
Country (controlled by)	Northern Cyprus
• District	Girne District
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	2,091
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Vasileia (Greek: Bασίλεια; Turkish: Karşıyaka) is a village in Kyrenia District of Cyprus. It is located 3 km west of Lapithos. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 2,091.

In the heart of Vasileia there is an abandoned church.

Culture, sports, and tourism

Turkish Cypriot Karşıyaka Sports Club was founded in 1957, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.^[2]

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Kyrenia District

Settlements	Agia Eirini Agios Amvrosios Agios Epiktitos Agios Ermolaos Agios Georgios Agirda Agridaki Asomatos Bellapais Boğazköy Charkeia Dikomo Diorios Elia Fotta Ftericha Kalograia Kampyli Karavas Karmi Karpaseia Kazafani Kiomourtzou Klepini Kontemenos Kormakitis Koutsovendis Krini Kyrenia Lapithos Larnakas tis Lapithou Livera Motides Myrtou Orga Palaiosofos Panagra Pileri Sychari Sysklipos Templos Thermeia Trapeza Trimithi Vasileia Vouno

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