The village is called Kormakitis/Κορμακίτης in Greek, Kormacit or Koruçam in Turkish and Kurmajit in Cypriot Arabic. It has around 300 inhabitants and is part of the Turkish Cypriot district of Girne. It lies inland, 24 km north of Morphou/Güzelyurt and 38 km west of Kyrenia(via Karavas/Alsancak and Myrtou/Çamlıbel).The main village of the Maronite community in Cyprus, Kormakitis gives its name to the undeveloped area of Cape Kormakitis (Krommyon in ancient times), west of the Kyrenia coast. Most of today's inhabitants are believed to be descendants of Lebanese from the village of Kour (64 km northeast of Beirut) who arrived here in the 6th century. According to them, the Cypriot Arabic name of Kurmajit comes from a phrase often repeated by their ancestors: Nahni jina wa Kour ma jit ("We came here, but Kour did not come"). Surrounded by vineyards, the village not only cultivates its wine, but also its identity. Before the 1974 invasion, the majority of Cyprus' Maronites, culturally close to Greek Cypriots, lived in the northern zone. Most were driven out. But here, the inhabitants resisted the Turkish army. The village has been reborn since the opening of the "green line" in 2003, thanks to ecotourism: renovated houses, small restaurants and hiking trails... And the younger inhabitants return from the southern zone at weekends to take part in agricultural activities and attend Sunday mass at Saint-Georges Cathedral.

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