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Η Εθνοκάθαρση των Ελληνικών Εδαφών της Κατεχόμενης Κύπρου
Kalograia is a Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 28 km East of Keryneia, on the southern slopes of Pentadaktylos at an elevation of 140m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 571 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 587.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Mamas and the chapels of Archangelos Antifonitis (Holy Monastery) (Byzantine Period), Melantrina (Holy Monastery).
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 72 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.



































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