Zodia

Zodeia

Zodeia
Ζώδεια (Greek) Bostancı (Turkish)
Zodeia is located in Cyprus
Zodeia
Coordinates: 35°10′0″N 33°0′0″E / 35.166667°N 33°E / 35.166667; 33
 Cyprus
District Nicosia District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Zodeia (Greek: Ζώδεια, Turkish: Bostancı Latin spellings include Zodia and Zodhia) is a village on the island of Cyprus. It is located east of Morphou in Nicosia District. It is in the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the northern part of the island which has been occupied by Turkey since August 15, 1974. At the time of the invasion, the population of the village was around 8000.

Green Line crossing

Zodeia is the location of one of six crossings across the Green Line and the UN buffer zone between the Republic of Cyprus and the TRNC. The town on the Republic side of the border is Astromeritis. The crossing is only for vehicular traffic.

The crossing was opened on 31 August 2005.

Coordinates: 35°10′N 33°00′E / 35.167°N 33°E / 35.167; 33

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