Cyprus

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Cyprus, Europe

latitude: 35.13, longitude: 33.46

Browse map of Cyprus ^{35°07′48.00″ N, 33°27′36.00″ E}

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Cyprus is a major Mediterranean island and country in Europe at latitude 35°07′48.00″ North, longitude 33°27′36.00″ East.

To-do list

If you would like to help out, here are some things where you can contribute immediately in Cyprus:

Building mapping needs work, even in the suburbs of Nicosia
Where buildings are mapped, street numbers lacking
In smaller settlements, street names should be added
Improving definition of paths, especially for cyclists and pedestrians
Addition of rural tracks, easy with even basic satellite imagery
Improve the EuroVelo 8 (EV8) in Cyprus. There is a route already defined (see wiki EV8), but I would like to ensure that the defined paths and nearby paths are reasonable.
Mapping of waterways can be improved

These are a bit more specialised and require more local knowledge and/or language:

Adding Greek street names in the south, potentially through a mass edit with input from the Greek community. TBD, feel free to provide input in forum thread.
Reviewing Russian transliterations of place names lifted from English, not (Cypriot) Greek/Turkish.
Mapping of schools, particularly adding name, address and contact information to all schools and kindergartens in Cyprus. Almost every public school has a standardised website, and both educational ministry websites can be used to find now defunct schools still on the map or unmapped schools.
- You can use this overpass link to query all schools with no address, name, telephone.

Disputed place names

Please see the discussion at Disputes.

General Principle:

For the tag "name," use the name that the people living in that area currently use, e.g. in Northern Cyprus, Turkish. In the Republic of Cyprus, Greek (See On the Ground Rule).

The mailing list archive of the specific discussion is available at:

https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2007-November/019670.html

Naming Guidelines:

Primary Name Tag ("name"):

Use the local name used by residents in the area.

In Northern Cyprus: Use the Turkish name.
In the Republic of Cyprus: Use the Greek name.
In Buffer Zone and Akrotiri and Dhekelia: Use the English name.

Note: in the official buffer zone, there are still some settlements, inhabited either by Greek Cypriots (e.g. Αθηένου), or both Greek Cypriots Turkish Cypriots (e.g. Πύλα/Pile). These should be dealt with on a case by case basis. Facilities used by the UNFICYP or abandoned completely should be in English.

Language-Specific Name Tags:

Since the official languages are Greek and Turkish, every place should have names specified in Greek, Turkish, and English using the appropriate language-specific tags:

name:el=* (Greek)
name:tr=* (Turkish)
name:en=* (English)

Examples:

Northern Cyprus

name=Ozanköy
name:tr=Ozanköy
name:el=Καζάφανι
name:en=Kazafani

Republic of Cyprus:

name=Λευκωσία
name:tr=Lefkoşa
name:el=Λευκωσία
name:en=Nicosia

Buffer Zone:

Greek Cypriot village inside the Buffer Zone:

name=Deneia
name:tr=Denya
name:el=Δένεια
name:en=Deneia

Abandoned village in the Buffer Zone used by UNFICYP:

name=Varisha
name:tr=Şirinköy
name:el=Βαρίσεια
name:en=Varisha

Besides places being renamed during and after the 1974 conflict, many had already undergone name changes in recent history - post 1950. Editors are encouraged to use the EU funded bi-communal online resource at PRIO Cyprus Center to look up place names, and more importantly when the place was renamed.

As stated, many villages were renamed prior to 1974, and their names are still valid. This also applies to name changes in the Republic of Cyprus after 1974. Though not recognized by Northern Cyprus; they meet the criteria for the "on the ground" rule.

An example of a village renamed prior to 1974 and thus recognized:

name=Ozanköy
name:en=Ozankoy
old_name=Kazafani

In the example above, using name:el=Kazafani would be incorrect, as the village was renamed in 1958.

An example of a village renamed after 1974, which is not the recognized name:

name=Tatlısu
name:en=Tatlisu
name:el=Akanthou

The example above reflects the current name, but also that the Greek current name still stands. Other locals can also be used, but must be a translation (or near approximation) of the value in the "name" tag.

Also, be aware that there were villages which always had two names. In this case, use the current name in "name" and the second name in "name:el=" or "name:tr=", which ever is applicable.

Using name:xx=* with an ISO language designation (e.g. name:el=* or name:tr=* will render the map in many third-party sites and applications in the language desired.

As can be seen from the above, place names are a complicated and sensitive subject. If you are unsure of a name then research it in the link below. If you are still unsure afterwards then leave it alone.

Deleting, reverting and editing place names in a way that goes against OSM rules will be considered as Vandalism. There are no exceptions for political, personal or religious purposes.

Abandoned villages

The island has many abandoned villages. The tag "abandoned" does not cover such, and they will probably not be displayed in default renderings.

Administrative divisions

Cyrpus is administratively divided into:

5 districts (επαρχίες-kazalar) in the Republic of Cyprus and 6 (ilçe) in Northern Cyprus.
39 municipalities (δήμοι-belediyeler) in the Republic of Cyprus
576 communities (κοινότητες)

Admin level	Administrative division	NUTS level
2	Cyprus Κύπρος Kibris	NUTS 1
3	de facto Regions¹
4	de jure District ²
5	District Επαρχία Kaza	LAU 1
6	Municipality Δήμος Belediye	LAU 2
6	Community Cluster Σύμπλεγμα Κοινότητων	LAU 2
7	Municipal Quarters Δημοτικά Διαμερίσματα	N/A
8	Community Κοινότητα
9	Municipality District Συνοικία Δήμου Belediye Bölgesi
10	Settlement Οικισμός

¹ The administrative borders between Republic of Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UN Buffer Zone and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia should be tagged with admin_level=3.

² The administrative borders of the 6 de jure districts of Cyprus as shown in the table below.

**Subdivisions of Cyprus**
English	Greek	Turkish
Nicosia	Λευκωσία (Lefkosia)	Lefkoşa
Limassol	Λεμεσός (Lemesos)	Limasol
Larnaka	Λάρνακα (Larnaka)	Larnaka
Paphos	Πάφος (Pafos)	Baf
Famagusta	Αμμόχωστος (Ammochostos)	Mağusa
Kyrenia	Κερύνεια (Keryneia)	Girne

de jure Districts of the Republic of Cyrpus (admin_level=5)

32643823264382 (i J): Λευκωσία (Nicosia)
44583744458374 (i J): Λεμεσός (Limassol)
44956774495677 (i J): Λάρνακα (Larnaka)
44958924495892 (i J): Πάφος (Paphos)
44775534477553 (i J): Αμμόχωστος (Famagusta)

de facto Districts of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (admin_level=5)

1197426711974267 (i J): Lefkoşa (Nicosia)
1009047510090475 (i J): İskele (Trikomo)
32644943264494 (i J): Girne (Kyrenia)
1009053910090539 (i J): Lefke (Lefka)
1197417611974176 (i J): Gazimağusa (Famagusta)
1009053810090538 (i J): Güzelyurt (Morphou)

Highways in Cyprus

Country	motorway	primary / secondary/ tertiary			residential	minor / unclassified
Cyprus	Motorways	Main B-Roads City-level link roads	Regional E-Roads Town or suburban-level link roads	Local F-Roads Roads leading to settlements	Non-numbered roads used in residential areas	Roads leading to factories, farms, etc
Cyprus	Parts of motorway with speed limit of 80 km/h should be tagged as `highway=trunk`.	There are instances where E and F numbered roads are considered primary (e.g. no other primary road links the two places together)			Non-numbered roads used in residential areas	Roads leading to factories, farms, etc
Country	trunk	primary	secondary	tertiary	residential	minor / unclassified
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Main D-Roads	Main D-Roads	District Roads¹		Non-numbered roads used in residential areas	Roads leading to factories, farms, etc

¹ District roads in TRNC are modelled after Turkish numbering system (Province Code - Road Number), and each district has its own code for numbering. LF for Lefkoşa, GR for Girne, GM for Gazimağusa, İK for İskele, GZ for Güzelyurt and LK for Lefke are used to denote the district the road is located in.

"A" Roads (Motorways)

Motorway junction numbers in Cyprus are nationally unique, e.g. there is only one J1 on the island.

Name	Exits	%age complete	Checked by	Notes
A1	1-29	100%		Nicosia to Limassol
A2	30-32	100%		connects A1 near Pera Chorio with A3 by Larnaca
A3	50-69	100%		Larnaca to Ayia Napa highway
A5	40-42	100%		A3 near Larnaca to A1 highway
A6	30A-49	100%	User:tomas	Paphos to Limassol highway
A7 (Under Construction)	NA			Paphos to Polis highway
A8 (Under Construction)	NA			Limassol to Saittas highway
A9	91-96	100%	User:tomas	Nicosia to Troodos highway
A22 (Under Construction)	106-108	23%	User:themi97	Geri to Kokkinotrimithia highway
AXX	NA			Nicosia to Palaichori highway

Some of the junctions on the A3 are not done due to inadequate satellite data in the Potlatch editor. Junctions on the A1, A5, A6 and the A9 are completed. The A22 is under construction right now.

"B" Main Roads (Primary)

Name	%age complete	Checked by	Notes
B1	100%		Nicosia to Limassol
B2	100%		connects B1 at Pera Chorio with Larnaca
B3	100%		Connects Larnaca and Ayia Napa.
B4	100%		B2 at Larnaca center to the village of Kiti via Larnaca International Airport.
B5	100%		B2 at Larnaca center to Kophinou intersection with the A1
B6	100%	User:tomas	Paphos to Limassol old road
B7	100%	User:tomas	Paphos town center, to Polis.
B8	100%	User:tomas	Limassol city center to Troodos Sq.
B9	100%	User:tomas	Nicosia to Troodos Sq.
B10	~%		Kokkinotrimithia to Old Nicosia Airport to Nicosia
B16	~%		John Kennedy Avenue (Nicosia)
B17	~%		Larnakos Anenue (Aglantzia - Nicosia)
B18	~%		Grigori Afxentiou (Nicosia - Agios Dometios)
B19	100%	User:muffu	Nicosia to Athienou
B20	~%		Apostolou Pavlou (Paphos)
B22	100%	User:tomas	Nicosia Southern ring road. Connects the B1, A1 and the A9

"E/F" Roads (Secondary/Tertiary)

Currently, there seems to be no consistent guideline for determining when to tag as secondary and when as tertiary.

Places

The town of Larnaca is heavily under mapped and contains a lot of mistakes. Someone who knows Larnaca should start working on it.

Limassol

Although the whole city is now mapped, Limassol's streets are unnamed. Some work has been done, but a lot more must take place...

Nicosia

A quite good level of development. The western and Southern suburbs need some work.

Paphos

A good level of development. More attention should be given to the Northern suburbs.

Borders, Boundaries and Coastline

Border

See boundary discussion page for proposal for marking land borders within Cyprus.

Boundaries

Mapped 90% of boundaries, incuding Μεταρρύθμιση Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης 2022 (admin_level=6)

Capital boundaries :

Pafos - Limassol: Complete and correct

Pafos - Nicosia: Complete and correct

Limassol - Larnaca: Complete and correct

Larnaca - Nicosia: From Odou village till Athienou correct after is approximate

For others i don't know.

Help will be needed for the line that separates North Cyprus

Coastlines

Finished:

lon [ 32.00 - 34.70 ], lat [ 34.50 - 35.75 ] - Kıbrıs

updated coastline

15.05.07 User:Mikes

Troodos region

Because the lack of detailed satellite images in the Troodos mountains the Potlatch editor is completely useless. It is required that someone with GPS accessibility to map the area. The B8 and the B9 main roads in the area are now accurate. A lot of progress has been made in the Pitsillia, Marathasa and Koumandaria regions. Some work still required within the Paphos forest, and more work in Northern Limassol.

Bing imaginary seems to cover parts of Cyprus where Yahoo has no coverage. However, they seem to have some offset so you should align images with gps traces first.

Kaart groundwork

Kaart conducts ground surveys for improvements to OSM data. A list of editors can be found on Kaart wiki page. OpenStreetCam imagery can be viewed here.