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Gaidouras

Coordinates: 35°10′1″N 33°47′18″E / 35.16694°N 33.78833°E / 35.16694; 33.78833
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Gaidouras
village
Γαϊδουράς (Greek) Korkuteli (Turkish)
Gaidouras is located in Cyprus
Gaidouras
Gaidouras
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°10′1″N 33°47′18″E / 35.16694°N 33.78833°E / 35.16694; 33.78833
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictGazimağusa District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gaïdouras (Greek: Γαϊδουράς, Turkish: Korkuteli) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 17 km west of Famagusta. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Gaïdouras means "place of donkeys" in Greek. The Gaidouras villagers wanted to change the name of their village to Nea Sparti (New Sparta). They officially applied to the Cypriot Government and it changed. However, in 1974, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus took place. The application has not been processed.

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  1. ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.