Achna ( Greek : Άχνα ; Turkish : Düzce ) is an abandoned village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus . It is just north of the Buffer Zone and it is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus . After the 1974 Turkish invasion , its displaced inhabitants built a new village nearby.
4-556: The inhabitants of Achna built a provisional tent village in the Achna forest ( Dasaki tis Achnas ), some hundred meters away from their old village, and later started to build a new village, Dasaki Achnas , near the old location, within the confines of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area . Dasaki Achnas' population in 2011 was 2,087. Achna is known for its football club, Ethnikos Achna FC . This Cyprus location article
8-523: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dhekelia Cantonment Dhekelia Cantonment ( Greek : Φρουρά Δεκέλειας , Turkish : Dikelya Kantonu ), also simply named Dhekelia , is a military base in Akrotiri and Dhekelia , a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus , administered as the Sovereign Base Areas. It is the larger of the two British military bases on
12-402: The island, and it is also the location of Alexander Barracks, which is home to the 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment . In Autumn 2017, the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment deployed to Dhekelia replacing 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. It forms a part of British Forces Cyprus . Dhekelia contains the village of Dasaki Achnas and a portion of
16-550: The village Pergamos , and also includes several Cypriot enclaves including Xylotymbo , Ormidhia and Dhekelia Power Station . However, the cantonment expands out more northeast with a 90m wide narrow corridor, which leads to even more Dhekelian land which includes Ayios Nikolaos Station and a Green Line crossing point. The cantonment is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area prior to its location to Akrotiri . This Cyprus -related article
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