Pyla
Πύλα (Greek) Pile (Turkish)
Pyla
Coordinates: 35°1′45″N 33°41′30″E / 35.02917°N 33.69167°E / 35.02917; 33.69167
Cyprus
District	Larnaca District
Population
- Total	1,337
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Pyla (Greek: Πύλα, Pýla; Turkish: Pile) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Athienou, Troulloi and Deneia. Pyla is located in the eastern part of the island, adjacent to the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia. From a legal point of view, it is administered as all other areas controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus.

The village is special in the respect that it is the only settlement in Cyprus still inhabited by both its original Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot inhabitants . 850 of the inhabitants are Greek Cypriots and 487 are Turkish Cypriots . The village has three churches and one mosque.

Pyla is also known in Greece and Cyprus as the birthplace of popular Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi.

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  Turkish cafeteria in the centre of Pyla.

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  Map of Cyprus showing Larnaca district (bright red).

Larnaca District Settlements Agia Anna • Agioi Vavatsinias • Agios Thedoros • Alaminos • Alethriko • Anafotida • Anglisides • Aplanta • Aradippou • Arsos • Athienou • Avdellero • Choirokoitia • Delikipos • Dromolaxia • Kalavasos • Kalo Chorio • Kato Drys • Kellia • Kiti • Kivisili • Klavdia • Kofinou • Kornos • Lageia • Larnaca • Lefkara • Livadia • Louroujina • Mari • Maroni • Mazotos • Melini • Melouseia • Meneou • Menogeia • Mosfiloti • Odou • Ora • Ormideia • Oroklini • Pergamos • Perivolia • Petrofani • Psematismenos • Psevdas • Pyla • Pyrga • Skarinou • Softades • Tersefanou • Tochni • Tremetousia • Troulloi • Vavatsinia • Vavla • Xylofagou • Xylotymvou • Zygi

Coordinates: 35°02′N 33°41′E / 35.033°N 33.683°E / 35.033; 33.683