Arsos Αρσος
Arsos is a predominantly Greek mixed in the occupied part of the Larnaka District.
Geographical Location: It lies 24 km East of Nicosia at an elevation of 80m.
Population: The population of this community consisted in 1960 of 316 Greeks and 297 Turks.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, the chapel of Panagia Eleousa.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 49 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)
- Arsos · Primary School — 49 students, 2 teachers
Missing & Killed
2 Missing1 Identified0 Killed
Missing (2)
Charalambos Stephanides
Father's Name: Demetrios
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos
Place Last Seen: Lapithos
Panayiotis Spyrou
Father's Name: Michael
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Mia Milia
Place Last Seen: Mia Milia
Identified (1)
Andreas Stivaros
Father's Name: Demetrios
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Pachyammos
Place Last Seen: Agios Epiktitos
0 Missing0 Identified1 Killed
Killed (1)
Symeou Styllou
Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Origin: Tremetousia
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Arsos