Lefka is a town in Northern Cyprus, overlooking Morphou Bay

Morphou Bay

Morphou Bay , is a part of the Mediterranean Sea, located on the North Western side of the island of Cyprus. It is named after the nearby inland town of Morphou . The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which claims the bay as its own...

. It is located in the Nicosia District

Nicosia District

For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia...

 , in the area under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion

Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...

. In 1997 Lefka had 6,000 inhabitants. The town is the site of the European University of Lefke

European University of Lefke

European University of Lefke is an institution of higher learning, located in the Northern Cyprus Nicosia District town of Lefka, overlooking Morphou Bay...

.

During the Venetian period in Cyprus Lefka was dominated by Catholics of Italian

Italian people

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 descent. During Ottoman rule Turks migrated to Lefka. It is also the residence of Sheikh

Sheikh

Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...

 Nazim al-Qubrusi, Spiritual head of the Haqqani branch of the Naqshbandi

Naqshbandi

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 Sufi order.

Asil Nadir

Asil Nadir

Asil Nadir is a Turkish Cypriot businessman, who was Chief executive of Polly Peck, which he took over as a small textile company, growing it during the 1980s to become one of the United Kingdom's top 100 FTSE-listed companies, with interests in consumer electronics, fruit distribution and packaging...

 and Nil Burak

Nil Burak

Pembe Nihal Munsif , better known as Nil Burak, is a Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress who is famous in Turkey.-Biography:...

 were born in Lefka.

Places of interest

• Soli
  Soli
  Soli can refer to:* Soli, Cyprus, an ancient city on the island of Cyprus.* Soli, Cilicia, an ancient city in Cilicia, later renamed Pompeiopolis.* Soli, a 10th century name for Tuzla, a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
  
   - ancient city, founded in the 600 BC
• Vouni Palace - is 9 km west of Gemikonagi, and 250 m. above the sea level on a cliff top.
• Tomb of Piri Osman Pasha
• Storehouse from the British Period
• European University of Lefke
  European University of Lefke
  European University of Lefke is an institution of higher learning, located in the Northern Cyprus Nicosia District town of Lefka, overlooking Morphou Bay...
  
  
• Visiting Sheikh Nazim