The Kyrenia region
Kyrenia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Kyrenia. It is the smallest of Cyprus' districts, and is the only one fully
controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
A district administration in "exile" exists on the Republic of Cyprus controlled part of the island.
Kyrenia is also a town in northern Cyprus, noted for its tourism and for its historic harbour.
In its heyday the town harbour was lined with warehouses in which were stored the fruits of the countryside whilst they awaited export. The harbour is
currently used largely for pleasure craft, and the buildings are now mostly all restaurants, with outdoor tables along the water. A larger harbour is
located a few miles east of the town centre, used by commercial shipping and ferries from the Turkish mainland.
The castle at the east end of the old harbour is a very spectacular site and within its walls there is a twelfth century chapel showing reused late
Roman capitals. The main features of the exterior of the castle are the huge round towers built by the Venetians in 1540 AD...............
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