Morphou, Güzelyurt District, Cyprus
🇨🇾 Morphou is a town in the north-western part of Cyprus, under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. It is the administrative centre of the Güzelyurt District of Northern Cyprus. Having been a predominantly Greek Cypriot community before the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the town is now inhabited by Turkish Cypriots.
The town is famous for its oranges, apples, vegetables, grapefruit and melons. A large proportion of the citrus fruits are exported and the remainder are turned into fruit juice and canned for local consumption and export. Morphou is also famous for its annual Orange Festival, which is a major event lasting two weeks.
Education In 2005, a Turkish state university, Middle East Technical University, opened its Northern Cyprus campus in Morphou, after the invitation of the Turkish and Turkish-Cypriot governments in 2000.
In 2016, another university called Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University was established as a private university in the centre of Morphou (Guzelyurt) City.
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Morphou has a population of over 18,000 people. Morphou also forms part of the wider Güzelyurt District which has a population of over 18,946 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Morphou has links with:
🇹🇷 Manisa, Turkey 🇬🇷 Missolonghi, Greece 🇫🇷 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France 🇸🇮 Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia 🇬🇷 Sparta, Greece