Ag. Ilias Church
Church
Agios Ilias Άγιος Ηλίας
Agios Ilias is a Greek community in the occupied Karpasia region.
Geographical Location: It lies 24 km North of Ammochostos at an elevation of 30m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 422 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 355.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Ilias and the chapels of Agios Dimitrios, Agios Georgios.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 26 students during the 1973-74 school year.
Effects of the 1974 Turkish Invasion: During the Turkish Invasion of 1974, this community was taken over by the Turkish army and as a result the whole of its Greek population was ethnically cleansed. Since then, the Turkish occupation forces and the illegal occupation authority prevent their return.
Churches, Chapels & Cemeteries
Dimitrios Chapel
Chapel
Ilias New Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Ilias Old Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Agios Ilias · Primary School — 26 students, 1 teachers
Missing & Killed
0 Missing0 Identified4 Killed
Killed (4)
Kosta Prodromos of Gianni
Date of Birth: 31.12.1891
Place of Origin: Agios Ilias Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.8.1974
Place of Death: Agios Ilias
Kosta Prodromos of Gianni
Date of Birth: 31.12.1891
Place of Origin: Agios Ilias Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.8.1974
Place of Death: Agios Ilias
Konstantinou Panagiotis of Christou
Date of Birth: 27.3.1955
Place of Origin: Agios Ilias Ammochostou
Status: Klirotos Anthypolochagos
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Ammochostos
Kyriakou Kosta of Kyriakou
Date of Birth: 11.5.1923
Place of Origin: Agios Ilias Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 26.9.1974
Place of Death: Lefkosia
1 Missing1 Identified3 Killed
Missing (1)
Loukia Nicola
Father's Name: Nicolas
Age in 1974: 74 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Ayios Elias Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Agios Ilias
Identified (1)
Symeon Glikenou
Father's Name: Marcos
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 15/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Ayios Amvrosios-Ayios Elias
Place Last Seen: Agios Ilias
Killed (3)
Kosta Prodromos of Gianni
Date of Birth: 31.12.1891
Place of Origin: Agios Ilias Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.8.1974
Place of Death: Agios Ilias
Kosta Prodromos of Gianni
Date of Birth: 31.12.1891
Place of Origin: Agios Ilias Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.8.1974
Place of Death: Agios Ilias
Giorgalli Despoina of Panagioti
Date of Birth: 18.2.1926
Place of Origin: Agios Sergios Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 22.12.1974
Place of Death: Agios Sergios