Took a drive around the District of Kyrenia/Girne, on Friday 25th, 2022. Here is a beef history about the most beautiful city of North Cyprus.
Kyrenia as been called by the Greek Cypriot, Girne been called by the Turkish Cypriot, is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbor, Luxury apartment, Hotels and castle. It is under the control of Turkish Cypriot.
In addition to its historical harbor, Kyrenia is home to a port named the Kyrenia Touristic Port, opened in 1987. This port is a major transport hub in Northern Cyprus due to its relative proximity to Turkey and is home to important commercial activity, while being a popular place of entry for tourists who choose to travel by ferry. It has contributed greatly to the flow of commercial products and tourists between Turkey and Northern Cyprus
The city's population was almost equally divided between Muslims and Christians in 1831, with a slight Muslim majority. However, with the advent of British rule, many Turkish Cypriots fled to Anatolia, and the town came to be predominantly inhabited by Greek Cypriots. While the city suffered little intercommunal violence, its Greek Cypriot inhabitants, numbering around 2,650, fled or were forcefully displaced in the wake of the Turkish invasion in 1974. Currently, the city is populated by Turkish Cypriots, mainland Turkish settlers, and British expats, with a municipal population of 33,207.
Today the City has seen a massive improvement, both in land scape an architecture, making it one of the most visit tourist destination on the Island, even if the North part of the Island is still fighting it way to be recognized.. The North side of the Island is currently under the Turkish rule since the conflict between Greece an Turkey back in 1974, which result to the division of the Island .
Called a "very vibrant city" by the Near East University, Kyrenia is the center of tourism in Northern Cyprus, and one of the most important cities of Cyprus in terms of tourism. It hosts numerous shopping areas and malls, restaurants and a vibrant nightlife with a number of entertainment facilities. The harbor, in particular, is lined with cafés, bars and restaurants frequented by locals and tourists. In 2009, it had 93 hotels, nine of which had five stars.
In early 2000s, the city and the surrounding area saw a construction boom due to the positive mood created by the Annan Plan for Cyprus. Between 2001 and 2003, construction cases per year increased by more than three times and the city saw a great amount of property being sold to foreigners. The construction boom resulted in the building of numerous housing estates and apartment buildings. The city continued to receive heavy investment throughout the decade and is still a center of investment. However, the recession that struck Northern Cyprus at the end of the 2000s and the beginning of 2010s affected the city and caused great difficulty for the small-scale entrepreneurs and shop owners to maintain their businesses. An important part of the economy consists of tourists that come to visit casinos, but this does not necessarily provide benefits for the local businesses.
Kyrenia/Girne has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate with long, dry and hot summers and cool winters with mixed weather of sunny spells and rain.
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