Davlos and Kantara Δαυλός και Καντάρα

Ammochostos District

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Davlos and Kantara is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Ammochostos District.

Geographical Location: It lies 34 km North of Ammochostos, on the Northern slopes of the Pentadaktylos mountain range, one klm away from the coast at an elevation of 70m.

Population: The population of these communities in 1960 numbered 462 (all Greeks).

Christian Places of Worship: Within these communities, is the church of Agios Georgios and the chapels of Agios Nikolaos, Agios Sozomenos, Panagia Kantariotissa (Syrgania) (Holy Monastery).

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 30 students during the 1973-74 school year.

Effects of the 1974 Turkish Invasion: During the Turkish Invasion of 1974, the communities was taken over by the Turkish army and as a result the whole of their Greek population was ethnically cleansed. Since then, the Turkish occupation forces and the illegal occupation authority prevent their return.

Schools (1973-74)

Missing & Killed

1 Missing1 Identified3 Killed

Missing (1)

Georghios Patsi
Georghios Patsi
Father's Name: Constantinos
Age in 1974: 63 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 23/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Dherynia
Place Last Seen: Ammochostos

Identified (1)

Papachrysostomos Christofi
Papachrysostomos Christofi
Father's Name: Christofis
Age in 1974: 59 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 04/09/1974
Place of Arrest: Dhavlos
Place Last Seen: Davlos and Kantara

Killed (3)

Louka Pavlos
Date of Birth: 1902
Place of Origin: Davlos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 3.3.1975
Place of Death: Ammochostos
Kalli Michail of Foti
Date of Birth: 1913
Place of Origin: Davlos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 23.8.1974
Place of Death: Davlos
Ch"Giorki Timotheos
Date of Birth: 1902
Place of Origin: Davlos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 24.11.1974
Place of Death: Davlos
2 Missing1 Identified4 Killed

Missing (2)

Nicos Kleovoulou
Nicos Kleovoulou
Father's Name: Athanasios
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kantara Mountain
Place Last Seen: Davlos and Kantara
Loucas Ferekides
Loucas Ferekides
Father's Name: Andreas
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 20/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Dhavlos
Place Last Seen: Davlos and Kantara

Identified (1)

Papachrysostomos Christofi
Papachrysostomos Christofi
Father's Name: Christofis
Age in 1974: 59 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 04/09/1974
Place of Arrest: Dhavlos
Place Last Seen: Davlos and Kantara

Killed (4)

Efthymiou Antonakis of Michali
Date of Birth: 17.1.1955
Place of Origin: Gypsou
Status: Klirotos Sminitis
Date of Death: 21.7.1974
Place of Death: Kantara
Savva ( Sofroniou ) Konstantinos of Sofroniou
Date of Birth: 22.5.1956
Place of Origin: Sia
Status: Klirotos Sminitis
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Kantara
Kalli Michail of Foti
Date of Birth: 1913
Place of Origin: Davlos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 23.8.1974
Place of Death: Davlos
Ch"Giorki Timotheos
Date of Birth: 1902
Place of Origin: Davlos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 24.11.1974
Place of Death: Davlos