Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Church




Η Εθνοκάθαρση των Ελληνικών Εδαφών της Κατεχόμενης Κύπρου
Ammochostos: It is the capital of the Ammochostos (Famagusta) District
Population: The population of this town consisted in 1960 of 24.506 Greeks, 6.120 Turks and 24 Maronites.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this town, are the churches of Agia Zoni, Agios Georgios Salaminos, Agios Ioannis, Agios Loukas, Agios Memnon, Agios Nikolaos, Agia Trias, Timios Stavros, Chrysospiliotissa and the chapels of Agia Sofia (ancient monument), Agios Nikolaos (ancient monument), Agios Petros kai Pavlos, Agios Antonios Naiton, Ioanniton (ancient monument), Agia Anna, Agia Zoni, Agia Foteini, Agios Georgios ton Ellinon, Agios Georgios ton Latinon, Agios Georgios o Exorinos, Agios Nikolaos, Agios Fragkiskos, Karmiliton, Armeniki, Timios Stavros, Agios Georgios ton Fragkon, Agia Paraskevi.
Schools: The 17 Greek Primary Schools had 4038 students during the 1973-74 school year. Additionally, 3 Greek Secondary Schools also operated here.
Effects of the 1974 Turkish Invasion: During the Turkish Invasion of 1974, the town 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.












































