Leonarisso

Leonarisso
Λεονάρισσο (Greek) Ziyamet (Turkish)
Leonarisso Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°28′11″N 34°8′19″E
Country (de jure)	Cyprus
• District	Famagusta District
Country (de facto)	Northern Cyprus[1]
• District	İskele District
Government
• Mukhtar	Hacıbey Mehmetoğlu
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	739
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Leonarisso (Greek: Λεονάρισσο, Turkish: Ziyamet) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass Peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

References

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.
2. KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı [Northern Cyprus 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF), Northern Cyprus State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013