Aigialousa (Gialousa) Αιγιαλούσα (Γιαλούσα)
Aigialousa (Gialousa) is a large predominantly Greek mixed in the occupied Karpasia region.
Geographical Location: It lies 51 km Northeast of Ammochostos at an elevation of 120m.
Population: The population of this community consisted in 1960 of 2.537 Greeks and 1 Turk. Its Greek population in 1973 was 2.460.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Agia Marina, Archangelos.
Schools: The 2 Greek Primary Schools had 279 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.
Schools (1973-74)
- Gialousa A · Primary School — 181 students, 6 teachers
- Gialousa B · Primary School — 98 students, 3 teachers
Missing & Killed
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