Port of Gemikonağı

The Gemikonağı Port or Karavostasi Port is a port at Karavostasi, in Morphou Bay, on the north side of the island of Cyprus.

Until the 1930s, before the Lefka mines began operating, the port was mainly used for exporting Lefka's world-famous citrus to European and Middle Eastern markets. In the 1930s, the port was transformed into an important center for the export of Cyprus' copper.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ncyprus/city/guzelyurt/lefke/lefke-web/cmc.htm|title = Lefke - Cyprus Mining Corporation (CMC)}} According to the Turkish Cypriot historian Nazim Beratli, the history of the port goes back to the ancient times.{{Cite web|url=http://haberkibris.com/kibrisin-eiffel-kulesi-2012-11-25.html|title = Kıbrıs'ın Eiffel Kulesi!|date = 25 November 2012}} The port has been inactive since 1992.{{cite web|title=Gemikonağı Limanı|url=http://limanlar.gov.ct.tr/LimanBa%C5%9Fkanl%C4%B1klar%C4%B1/Gemikona%C4%9F%C4%B1Liman%C4%B1.aspx|publisher=TRNC Department of Ports|accessdate=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304115914/http://limanlar.gov.ct.tr/LimanBa%C5%9Fkanl%C4%B1klar%C4%B1/Gemikona%C4%9F%C4%B1Liman%C4%B1.aspx|archive-date=4 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

The port is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. The ports of Northern Cyprus are not registered with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

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