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Northern Cyprusi
Regional Level Types
Northern CyprusDisputed Territory

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nicosia200,452 (2015)
Famagusta42,526 (2014)
Kyrenia26,701 (2014)
Pérgamos15,000 (2015)
Mórfou14,833 (2014)
Léfka7,835 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
306661
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306661:7
GUID (UUID V4):
5d671bec-f98f-4cad-9233-8a7324c97126
Other Languages:
French:
Chypre du Nord
German:
Nordzypern
Italian:
Cipro del Nord
Russian:
Турецкая Республика Северного Кипра
Simplified Chinese:
北賽普勒斯
Spanish:
Norte de Chipre
Achinese:
Siprus Utara
Afrikaans:
Noord-Siprus
Albanian:
Qiproja Veriore
Amharic:
ስሜን ቆጵሮስ
Arabic:
قبرص الشمالية
Aragonese:
Norte de Chipre
Armenian:
Հյուսիսային Կիպրոսի Թուրքական Հանրապետություն
Aromanian:
Republica Turtsescã di Chipro di Aratsile
Asturian:
República Turca de Xipre del Norte
Azeri:
Şimali Kipr
Bashkir:
Төньяҡ Кипр
Basque:
Ipar Zipre
Bavarian:
Türkische Republik Nordzypern
Belarusian:
Паўночны Кіпр
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Паўночны Кіпр
Bengali:
উত্তর সাইপ্রাস
Bosnian:
Sjeverni Kipar
Breton:
Kiprenez an Norzh
Bulgarian:
Северен Кипър
Catalan:
Xipre del Nord
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
قوبرسی باکوور
Chechen:
Къилбаседа Кипран Туркойн Республика
Classical Chinese:
北賽普勒斯土耳其共和國
Cornish:
Kobros Kledh
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Şimaliy Qıbrız
Croatian:
Sjeverni Cipar
Czech:
Severní Kypr
Danish:
Nordcypern
Dutch:
Noord-Cyprus
Egyptian Arabic:
قبرص الشماليه
Esperanto:
Norda Kipro
Estonian:
Põhja-Küpros
Faroese:
Norðurkýpros
Farsi/Persian:
قبرس شمالی
Finnish:
Pohjois-Kypros
Franco-Provençal:
Cipro de Bise
Gagauz:
Poyraz Kipra
Galician:
Norte de Chipre
Georgian:
ჩრდილოეთი კვიპროსი
Greek:
Βόρεια Κύπρος
Gujarati:
ટર્કિશ રિપબ્લિક ઓફ નદર્ન સિપ્રસ
Hakka:
Pet Cyprus
Hebrew:
צפון קפריסין
Hill Mari:
Йыдвел Кипр
Hindi:
उत्तरी साइप्रस
Hungarian:
Észak-Ciprus
Icelandic:
Norður-Kýpur
Ido:
Nordala Chipro
Iloko:
Akin-amianan a Cyprus
Indonesian:
Siprus Utara
Interlingua:
Republica Turc de Cypro Septentrional
Interlingue:
Nord-Cypria
Jamaican Patois:
Nadoern Saipros
Japanese:
北キプロス・トルコ共和国
Javanese:
Siprus Lor
Judaeo-Spanish:
Norte de Kipre
Kalmyk:
Ар Кипрудин Таңһч
Kannada:
ಉತ್ತರ ಸೈಪ್ರಸ್ನ ಟರ್ಕಿಶ್ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ
Karakalpak:
Arqa Kipr
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Солтүстік Кипр
Kinyarwanda:
Shipure y’Amajyaruguru
Korean:
북키프로스
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Bakurê Kîprosê
Kyrgyz:
Түндүк Кипр Түрк Республикасы
Latin:
Cypri Septemtrionalis
Latvian:
Ziemeļkipra
Ligurian:
Çipro do nòrd
Limburgian:
Noord-Cyprus
Lithuanian:
Turkų Kipras
Low Saxon/Low German:
Noordzypern
Luxembourgish:
Nordzypern
Macedonian:
Северен Кипар
Maithili:
उत्तरी साइप्रस
Malagasy:
Ny Kipra
Malay:
Cyprus Utara
Malayalam:
നോർതേൺ സൈപ്രസ്
Maltese:
Ċipru ta' Fuq
Manx:
Yn Cheeprey Hwoaie
Marathi:
उत्तर सायप्रस
Min Dong Chinese:
Báe̤k Gṳ̆-bī-lô
Mingrelian:
ოორუე კვიპროსი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pak Ku-pí-lō͘
Mongolian:
Умар Кипр
Navajo:
Béésh Łichíiʼii Bikéyah Náhookǫsjígo Siʼanígíí
Nepali:
उत्तरी साइप्रस
Northern Frisian:
Nuurdzypern
Norwegian:
Nord-Kypros
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Nord-Kypros
Occitan:
Chipre del Nòrd
Odia:
ଉତ୍ତର ସାଇପ୍ରସ
Ossetian:
Цæгат Кипр
Piedmontese:
Cipro Nòrd
Polish:
Cypr Północny
Portuguese:
Chipre do Norte
Punjabi:
ਉੱਤਰੀ ਸਾਈਪ੍ਰਸ
Romanian:
Ciprului de Nord
Sardinian:
Tzipru de su Norte
Scots:
Northren Cyprus
Serbian:
Северни Кипар
Serbo-Croatian:
Sjeverni Kipar
Sicilian:
Cipru dû Nord
Silesian:
Cypr Pōłnŏcny
Sinhalese:
උතුරු සයිප්‍රසය
Slovak:
Severný Cyprus
Slovenian:
Severni Ciper
Somali:
Qubrista Waqooyi ee turkida
South Azerbaijani:
شومالی قیبریس
Sundanese:
Северни Кипар
Swahili:
Kupro ya Kaskazini
Swedish:
Nordcypern
Tagalog:
Hilagang Tsipre
Tamil:
வடக்கு சைப்பிரசு
Tatar:
Тө́ньяк Кипр
Telugu:
ఉత్తర సైప్రస్ టర్కిష్ రిపబ్లిక్
Thai:
ไซปรัสเหนือ
Traditional Chinese:
北塞浦路斯
Turkish:
Kuzey Kıbrıs
Turkmen:
Demirgazyk Kipr
Ukrainian:
Північний Кіпр
Urdu:
ترک جمہوریہ شمالی قبرص
Uyghur:
شىمالىي سېپرۇس تۈرك جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Shimoliy Qibris
Vietnamese:
Bắc Síp
Volapük:
Nolüda-Sipreän
Waray:
Amihanan Cyprus
Welsh:
Gogledd Cyprus
Western Punjabi:
اتلا قبرصی ترک لوکراج
Wu Chinese:
北塞浦路斯
Yoruba:
Apáàríwá Kíprù
Zazaki:
Qıbrısê Zımey


The northern part of Cyprus was occupied by the Turkish Army in 1974.

As of 2018, Northern Cyprus is a de facto state recognised only by Turkey, hence being called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

As far as the UN is concerned, Northern Cyprus is part of the Republic of Cyprus.

Northern Cyprus is divided into six districts: Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa, Girne, Güzelyurt, İskele, and Lefke. In addition, there are a further twelve sub-districts divided between the five larger districts and twenty-eight municipalities.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Jasper'
'Limonite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Jasper'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences244
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed59.2 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lefkara24447.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Periphaena
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Coccodiscidae : Periphaena56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Stylosphaera
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Stylosphaera56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Calocycloma
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Calocycloma56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Dictyophimus
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Dictyophimus56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Podocyrtis (Lampterium)
subgenus
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocorythidae : Podocyrtis : Podocyrtis (Lampterium)59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Lamptonium
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Lamptonium56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lychnocanium
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Lychnocanium59.2 - 41.3 Ma
Paleogene
Phormocyrtis
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Phormocyrtis59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Theocotyle
genus
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Acarinina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Truncorotaloididae : Acarinina59.2 - 41.3 Ma
Paleogene
Globigerinatheka
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : Globigerinatheka56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Morozovella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Truncorotaloididae : Morozovella59.2 - 41.3 Ma
Paleogene
Pseudohastigerina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : Pseudohastigerina56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Subbotina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Catapsydracidae : Subbotina56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Truncorotaloides
genus
Foraminifera : Truncorotaloididae : Truncorotaloides56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Amphicraspedum
genus
Retaria : Radiolaria : Amphicraspedum59.2 - 41.3 Ma
Paleogene
Amphicraspedum murrayanum
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Amphicraspedum : Amphicraspedum murrayanum59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Bekoma bidartensis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Bekomidae : Bekoma : Bekoma bidartensis59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Bekoma campechensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Bekomidae : Bekoma : Bekoma campechensis59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Buryella clinata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Buryella : Buryella clinata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Buryella tetradica
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Buryella : Buryella tetradica59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Calocyclas hispida
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Calocyclas : Calocyclas hispida56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ceratospyris articulata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Trissocyclidae : Ceratospyris : Ceratospyris articulata56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Dictyoprora amphora
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Artostrobiidae : Dictyoprora : Dictyoprora amphora56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Dictyoprora mongolfieri
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Artostrobiidae : Dictyoprora : Dictyoprora mongolfieri56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lamptonium pennatum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Lamptonium : Lamptonium pennatum59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Lamptonium sanfilippoae
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Lamptonium : Lamptonium sanfilippoae56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lithochytris archaea
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtiidae : Lithochytris : Lithochytris archaea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lithochytris vespertilio
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtiidae : Lithochytris : Lithochytris vespertilio56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lithocyclia ocellus
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Coccodiscidae : Lithocyclia : Lithocyclia ocellus56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lophocyrtis biaurita
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Lophocyrtiidae : Lophocyrtis : Lophocyrtis biaurita56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lychnocanoma bellum
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Ultranaporidae : Lychnocanoma : Lychnocanoma bellum56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Periphaena delta
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Coccodiscidae : Periphaena : Periphaena delta56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Phormocyrtis striata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Phormocyrtis : Phormocyrtis striata59.2 - 41.3 Ma
Paleogene
Phormocyrtis turgida
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Phormocyrtis : Phormocyrtis turgida59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Podocyrtis (Lampterium) acalles
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocorythidae : Podocyrtis : Podocyrtis (Lampterium) acalles56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Podocyrtis (Lampterium) sinuosa
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocorythidae : Podocyrtis : Podocyrtis (Lampterium) sinuosa56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Podocyrtis (Podocyrtis) papalis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocorythidae : Podocyrtis : Podocyrtis (Podocyrtis) papalis59.2 - 41.3 Ma
Paleogene
Podocyrtis (Podocyrtis) diamesa
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocorythidae : Podocyrtis : Podocyrtis (Podocyrtis) diamesa56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Podocyrtis (Podocyrtoges) platypus
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocorythidae : Podocyrtis : Podocyrtis (Podocyrtoges) platypus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pterocodon ampla
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Pterocodon : Pterocodon ampla59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Pterocodon poculum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Pterocodon : Pterocodon poculum59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Pterocodon tenellus
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Pterocodon : Pterocodon tenellus59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Rhopalocanium ornatum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtiidae : Rhopalocanium : Rhopalocanium ornatum56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Spongatractus pachystylus
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Stylosphaeridae : Spongatractus : Spongatractus pachystylus56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Theocorys acroria
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Theocorys : Theocorys acroria56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Theocorys anaclasta
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Theocorys : Theocorys anaclasta56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Theocorys phyzella
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Theocorys : Theocorys phyzella59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Theocotyle cryptocephala
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle : Theocotyle cryptocephala56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Theocotylissa auctor
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle : Theocotylissa auctor59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Theocotylissa alpha
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle : Theocotylissa alpha56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Theocotyle nigriniae
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle : Theocotyle nigriniae56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Theocotyle venezuelensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle : Theocotyle venezuelensis56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) hirsuta
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Thyrsocyrtis : Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) hirsuta56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Theocotylissa ficus
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Theocotyle : Theocotylissa ficus56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) rhizodon
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Thyrsocyrtis : Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) rhizodon56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) robusta
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Thyrsocyrtis : Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) robusta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) triacantha
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Thyrsocyrtis : Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) triacantha47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Theocotylidae : Thyrsocyrtis : Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tensa56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cyprus
Wikidata ID:Q23681

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
Cyprus

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