PROJECT 3+1 VILLA ON 1.5 DONUMS OF TURKISH TITLE LAND – GAZIVERE, Guzelyurt, Northern Cyprus

This property is definitely right for the person who likes a project! This half built house is situated in the historical area of Lefke, in a village called Gaziveren. There are plans already available for the 3-bedroom villa within 1 and a half donums and the owner has started to build, so if you fancy building the house of your dreams this property is perfect for you. Just a few minutes’ drive away you have the Aphrodite Resort where for a small fee you can use their facilities and also access to the sea. The deed is Turkish title and in the owner’s name. Ref Number: HP2876-KFT

The Area

Lefke, Nestling below the Troodos Mountains, 74 km away from Nicosia, Lefke (Lefka) is a small and friendly town in the north west of Cyprus.  Its inhabitants will tell you that its citrus fruits are the tastiest and the juiciest in the whole of the island. This is because of its rich soil, plentiful water and its reservoirs.  Its Turkish character reflects the domination of the area by the Ottoman Empire for more than three hundred years. The town also houses one of North Cyprus' universities, European University of Lefke.

Places of Interest

Soli, Soli was a great ancient city, founded in the 600 BC. It was at its most importance during the occupation of Cyprus by the Romans, and was destroyed during the Arab invasion in 648 AD. A Swedish Archeological Expedition excavated the Roman Amphitheatre in 1930, and an early Christian Basilica and mosaics have come to light during later work by Canadian teams. Much work remains to be done over the huge site.

Vouni Palace , Vouni Palace  is 9 km west of Gemikonagi, and 250 m. above the sea level on a cliff top. Its origins are not known with certainty, but it is thought to have been built during the Persian occupation in the 5th century BC. This Palace is surrounded by a wall and was burnt down by a fire in 380 BC. At a later date the foundations were destroyed by the Soli inhabitants.

Piri osman pasha mosque
Piri Osman Pasha mosque is found in the upper part of Lefke. The mosque carries Ottoman’s architecture style so it has three arches in front of it and five arches beside of it. Front arches stand on the column and beside arches stand on archaic. Only Piri Osman pasha mosque has dome in Lefke. They used hewn stone when they built it and it has only one gallery of a minaret. The bottom of the mosque is setting on the octagon body. In front of the Piri Osman Pasha Mosque there are graves. But you can find only two of them today. One of them belongs to Vizier Osman Pasha and the other belongs to Huseyin Aga.

There are many beliefs about this mosque. Most people believe that if they smash the onion in the Piri Osman Pasha Mosque when its cover smuches all illnesses disappear like the onions’ cover. And also Osman Pasha Tomb visited by most people. They wish something and they light candles and hope their wishes come true. And also people tie a piece of clothe on the fence of the mosque in this way they believe that their illnesses stay there like those piece of clothes and patients become healthy.