Agios Georgios Church
Church
Gerani Γεράνι
Gerani is a small Greek community in the occupied Karpasia region.
Geographical Location: It lies 27 km North of Ammochostos at an elevation of 112m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 211 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 170.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Agia AIkaterini, Agios Georgios and the chapels of Panagia Evangelistria, Agios Mamas (ruins).
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 15 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
Gerani Panagia Evangelistria Chapel
Chapel
Gerani Old Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Gerani New Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Gerani · Primary School — 15 students, 1 teachers
Missing & Killed
0 Missing1 Identified1 Killed
Identified (1)
Kyriacos Hadjinicola
Father's Name: Karanicolas
Age in 1974: 74 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 20/09/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerani
Place Last Seen: Gerani
Killed (1)
Louka ( Tsioupa ) Loϊzos
Date of Birth: 1902
Place of Origin: Gerani
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 24.7.1974
Place of Death: Spathariko
0 Missing1 Identified0 Killed
Identified (1)
Kyriacos Hadjinicola
Father's Name: Karanicolas
Age in 1974: 74 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 20/09/1974
Place of Arrest: Yerani
Place Last Seen: Gerani