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'''Kazafani or Kazaphani''' ({{lang-gr|Καζάφανι}}, {{lang-tr|Kazafana}} or ''Ozanköy'') is a village in the [[Kyrenia District]] of [[Cyprus]]. It is under the ''de facto'' control of [[Northern Cyprus]]. A traditionally agricultural village that was originally based around the feudal estate of Casal Pifani (alternatively spelled Pifane). This is referenced in the ''Histoire de l'Île de Chypre'' by M. L. de Mas Latrie on page 510<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/histoiredellede01unkngoog|title=Histoire de l'île de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de Lusignan|last=Mas Latrie|first=L. de (Louis)|date=1852-01-01|publisher=Paris, Imprimerie impériale [etc.]}}</ref>. |
'''Kazafani or Kazaphani''' ({{lang-gr|Καζάφανι}}, {{lang-tr|Kazafana}} or ''Ozanköy'') is a village in the [[Kyrenia District]] of [[Cyprus]]. It is under the ''de facto'' control of [[Northern Cyprus]]. A traditionally agricultural village that was originally based around the feudal estate of Casal Pifani (alternatively spelled Pifane). This is referenced in the ''Histoire de l'Île de Chypre'' by M. L. de Mas Latrie on page 510<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/histoiredellede01unkngoog|title=Histoire de l'île de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de Lusignan|last=Mas Latrie|first=L. de (Louis)|date=1852-01-01|publisher=Paris, Imprimerie impériale [etc.]}}</ref>. It is one of the mountain villages that the former latin inhabitants of [[Kyrenia Castle]] were forced into following the [[Ottoman conquest of Cyprus|Ottoman Conquest]] of the island, many of their descendants now populating the village. |
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Revision as of 11:05, 8 April 2016
Kazafani | |
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| Καζάφανι (Greek) Kazafana or Ozanköy (Turkish) | |
 Kazafani church | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| • District | Kyrenia District |
| Country (controlled by) |  Northern Cyprus |
| • District | Girne District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kazafani or Kazaphani (Template:Lang-gr, Template:Lang-tr or Ozanköy) is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. A traditionally agricultural village that was originally based around the feudal estate of Casal Pifani (alternatively spelled Pifane). This is referenced in the Histoire de l'Île de Chypre by M. L. de Mas Latrie on page 510[1]. It is one of the mountain villages that the former latin inhabitants of Kyrenia Castle were forced into following the Ottoman Conquest of the island, many of their descendants now populating the village.
Culture, sports, and tourism
Turkish Cypriot Ozanköy Sports Club was founded in 1956, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[2]
References
- ^ Mas Latrie, L. de (Louis) (1852-01-01). Histoire de l'île de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de Lusignan. Paris, Imprimerie impériale [etc.]
- ^ Northern Cyprus Association of Football Clubs
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