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'''Agios Amvrosios''' ({{lang-el|Άγιος Αμβρόσιος}}; {{lang-tr|Esentepe}}) is a village located in the [[Kyrenia District]] of [[Cyprus]], east of the [[Kyrenia]]. It is under the ''de facto'' control [[Northern Cyprus]].
'''Agios Amvrosios''' ({{lang-el|Άγιος Αμβρόσιος}}; {{lang-tr|Esentepe}}) is a village located in the [[Kyrenia District]] of [[Cyprus]], east of the [[Kyrenia]]. It is under the ''de facto'' control [[Northern Cyprus]].


Agios Amvrosios is named after [[Saint Ambrose]], a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century and a [[Doctor of the Church]]. Agios Amvrosios is home to a golf course and football club [[Esentepe S.K.]].
Agios Amvrosios is named after [[Saint Ambrose]], a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century and a [[Doctor of the Church]].



Turkish Cypriot Agios Amvrosios municipality was founded in 1980.
Turkish Cypriot Agios Amvrosios municipality was founded in 1980.

==Culture, sports, and tourism==
Turkish Cypriot [[Esentepe S.K.|Esentepe Sports Club]] was founded in 1975, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.<ref>[http://www.kktcfkb.com/#!birinci-lig/c108i Northern Cyprus]Association of Football Clubs</ref>

The town also has a golf course.


==International relations==
==International relations==

Revision as of 12:16, 18 June 2015

Agios Amvrosios
Aγιος Αμβρόσιος (Greek) Esentepe (Turkish)
Country Cyprus
 • DistrictKyrenia District
Country (controlled by) Northern Cyprus
 • DistrictGirne District
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,754
 • Municipality
2,414
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Agios Amvrosios (Template:Lang-el; Template:Lang-tr) is a village located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, east of the Kyrenia. It is under the de facto control Northern Cyprus.

Agios Amvrosios is named after Saint Ambrose, a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century and a Doctor of the Church.

Turkish Cypriot Agios Amvrosios municipality was founded in 1980.

Culture, sports, and tourism

Turkish Cypriot Esentepe Sports Club was founded in 1975, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.[2]

The town also has a golf course.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Agios Amvrosios is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, p. 21 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Northern CyprusAssociation of Football Clubs
  3. ^ "Foreign Twin Municipalities". © Kartal Municipality. Retrieved 2015-06-17.