Agios Georgios Church
Church
Ardana Αρδανα
Ardana is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Ammochostos District.
Geographical Location: It lies 28 km North of Ammochostos, on the southern foot of the Pentadaktylos mountain range at an elevation of 220m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 433 (all Greeks).
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Georgios and the chapels of Agios Dimitrios, 13 Martyres Monachoi (Holy Monastery).
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 40 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
Agios Dimitrios Chapel
Chapel
Schools (1973-74)
- Ardana · Primary School — 40 students, 2 teachers
Missing & Killed
0 Missing0 Identified3 Killed
Killed (3)
Ilia Melpo
Date of Birth: 1882
Place of Origin: Ardana
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 9.9.1974
Place of Death: Gypsou
Ch"Chrysostomou Theognosia of Ioanni
Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Origin: Ardana
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 12.9.1974
Place of Death: Gypsou
Champi Elegkou
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Ardana
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 18.11.1974
Place of Death: Gypsou
0 Missing0 Identified1 Killed
Killed (1)
Maragkou Maria of Georgiou
Date of Birth: 9.3.1969
Place of Origin: Ammochostos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Ardana