Agia Marina Church
Church
Avlona Αυλώνα
Avlona is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Lefkosia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 24 km West of Nicosia and 11 km East of Morfou, in the Morfou plane at an elevation of 160m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 524 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 684.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agia Marina.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 85 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 Georgios Church
Church
Avlona Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Avlona · Primary School — 85 students, 3 teachers
Missing & Killed
0 Missing0 Identified2 Killed
Killed (2)
Achilleos Argyros
Date of Birth: 22.10.1952
Place of Origin: Avlona
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Keryneia
Christofi Kostas of Christofi Mesiti
Date of Birth: 9.1.1945
Place of Origin: Avlona
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Lefkosia
No records.