Agios Mamas Church
Church
Gaidouras Γαϊδουράς
Gaidouras is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Ammochostos District.
Geographical Location: It lies 16 km West of Ammochostos, in the geographical region of Mesaoria at an elevation of 20m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 366 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 314.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Mamas.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 37 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
Gaidouras Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Gaidouras · Primary School — 37 students, 2 teachers
Missing & Killed
1 Missing0 Identified2 Killed
Missing (1)
Karoulla Achillou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 38 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 16/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Gaidhouras
Place Last Seen: Gaidouras
Killed (2)
Theodorou ( Vittis ) Antonakis of Ioanni
Date of Birth: 10.1.1947
Place of Origin: Nea Sparti (Gaϊdouras) Ammochostou
Status: Efedros Anthypolochagos
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Kouklia Ammochostou
Kassianou Kendeas of Modestou
Date of Birth: 6.10.1950
Place of Origin: Nea Sparti (Gaϊdouras) Ammochostou
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 17.8.1974
Place of Death: Pyroϊ
2 Missing1 Identified4 Killed
Missing (2)
Karoulla Achillou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 38 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 16/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Gaidhouras
Place Last Seen: Gaidouras
Efstathios Petrou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 29 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Gaidouras
Place Last Seen: Gaidouras
Identified (1)
Antonakis Petrou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 36 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Gaidouras
Place Last Seen: Gaidouras
Killed (4)
Zanettou Michail
Date of Birth: 1916
Place of Origin: Frenaros
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Avgoustos 1974
Place of Death: Gaϊdouras
Neofytou Avraam of Panagi
Date of Birth: 1.8.1932
Place of Origin: Vasileia Keryneias
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Gaϊdouras
Papadopoulos Paraskevas of Kostea
Date of Birth: 1.1.1924
Place of Origin: Peristerona Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 17.8.1974
Place of Death: Gaϊdouras
Poulli Panagiotis of Giakoumi
Date of Birth: 1.1.1935
Place of Origin: Peristerona Ammochostou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 17.8.1974
Place of Death: Gaϊdouras