Sister cities of Lefka
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Bergama →
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Elmadağ, Ankara →
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Malatya →
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Silifke →
Lefka is a town in Northern Cyprus, overlooking Morphou Bay. It is located in the Nicosia District, under the control of the Güzelyurt District of the self declared state of Northern Cyprus which is recognized only by Turkey. In 1997 Lefka had 6,000 inhabitants. The town is the site of the European University of Lefke.
During the Venetian period in Cyprus, Lefka was dominated by Catholics of Italian descent. Turks migrated to Lefka during Ottoman rule. It is also the residence of Sheikh Nazim al-Qubrusi, spiritual head of the Haqqani branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
Asil Nadir and Nil Burak were born in Lefka.
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