Panagia Evangelistria Church
Church
Karavas Καραβάς
Karavas is a large Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 12 km West of Keryneia, on the coastal plane of Keryneia, at a distance of 2 klm from the coast at an elevation of 70m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 2416 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 2.251.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Evangelistria, Agia Eirini, Agios Georgios, Acheiropoiitos (Holy Monastery) (Lampousa) and the chapels of Apostolos Pavlos, Agios Antonios, Agios Pavlos, Apostolos Andreas, Agios Skoutalaris, Agia Marina, Agios Panteleimon, Vasiliki, Panagia Galaterousa, Agios Georgios (ruins), Archangelos, Apostolos Petros, Agios Andronikos, Agios Evlalios (Lampousa), Agios Fanourios (Lampousa).
Schools: The 2 Greek Primary Schools had 301 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
Agia Eirini Church
Church
Karavas Agios Evlalios Chapel
Chapel
Karavas Panagia Galaterousa Chapel (area of)
Chapel
Karavas Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Karavas A · Primary School — 199 students, 6 teachers
- Karavas B · Primary School — 102 students, 4 teachers
Missing & Killed
5 Missing8 Identified23 Killed
Missing (5)
Socrates Kapsouri
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 66 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 03/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Stavros Sideras
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Keryneia
Panayiotis Hadjilouca
Father's Name: Polydhoros
Age in 1974: 28 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos
Place Last Seen: Lapithos
Chrystalla Efthymiou
Father's Name: Christodoulos
Age in 1974: 60 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Savvakis Savva
Father's Name: Christos
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Identified (8)
Yiannakis Kozakos
Father's Name: Athanasios
Age in 1974: 14 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Elia Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Keryneia
Andreas Mantoles
Father's Name: Soterios
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Elia Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Keryneia
Costas Nikita
Father's Name: Antonios
Age in 1974: 46 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 08/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Panayiotis Tsiakkas
Father's Name: Savvas
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Savvas Tsiakkas
Father's Name: Hadjimichael
Age in 1974: 63 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Despina Kozakou
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 54 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Fterycha
Place Last Seen: Ftericha
Costas Kozakos
Father's Name: Ioannis
Age in 1974: 52 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Fterycha
Place Last Seen: Ftericha
Costas Melissos
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 44 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Trimithi
Place Last Seen: Trimithi
Killed (23)
bakki Eftychia of Ioanni
Date of Birth: 1906
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: politis
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Agnosti
Melissos Kostas of Georgiou
Date of Birth: 3.8.1930
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Elia
Tsiakkas Panagiotis of Savva
Date of Birth: 2.2.1948
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Elia
Tsiakkas Savvas of Ch"Michail
Date of Birth: 8.11.1911
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Elia
Georgiou ( Spathia ) Georgios of Kleanthi
Date of Birth: 13.1.1927
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Karmiotis Christodoulos of Georgiou
Date of Birth: 1911
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Katsantoni Maritsa Michali
Date of Birth: 1.8.1895
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 3.10.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Katsiola Kostas of Christodoulou
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 21.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Kontemenioti Christakis of Kyprianou ( Sikkiime , Voreiokoreatis )
Date of Birth: 21.1.1933
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Karavas
Nikita Christodoulos
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 7.4.1975
Place of Death: Karavas
Nikorilla Polyxeni
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Papapetrou Olympiada of Michail
Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: politis
Date of Death: 25.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Patatsos Dimitrios of Christodoulou
Date of Birth: 1931
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Pafiti Nikodimos
Date of Birth: 1894
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Sergi Vasilis
Date of Birth: 1948
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Sergi Sofoklis
Date of Birth: 1885
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 19.8.1975
Place of Death: Karavas
Flokkou Christodoulos of Theodoulou
Date of Birth: 82 Ετών
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 10.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Manoli Ilias of Manoli
Date of Birth: 1899
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Petri Kallou
Date of Birth: 1880
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 23.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Fragkeskou Fragkeskos of Konstantinou
Date of Birth: 1889
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Christodoulou ( Katsiolas ) Christos of Ch"Kyriakou
Date of Birth: 1903
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Angeli Chrysi of Kosti
Date of Birth: Νοέμβριος 1903
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Politis
Date of Death: 25.5.1975
Place of Death: Keryneia
Kkoliarou Maria Stylli
Date of Birth: 1895
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Metaxy 18.8- 13.9.74
Place of Death: Lapithos
22 Missing10 Identified28 Killed
Missing (22)
Andreas Diakou
Father's Name: Demetrios
Age in 1974: 22 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Savvas Diakou
Father's Name: Demetrios
Age in 1974: 24 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Panayiotis Zacharia
Father's Name: Antonis
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 28/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas-Vasilia
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Ioannis Theodorou
Father's Name: Nicos
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Costakis Isidorou
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos-Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Socrates Kapsouri
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 66 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 03/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Costakis Kentonis
Father's Name: Christos
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Rogiros Koumettou
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 15/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Christodoulos Loizou
Father's Name: Elias
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 02/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Lapithos-Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Andreas Papathoma
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 31 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Michalakis Papathoma
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 27 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Georghios Socratous
Father's Name: Socratis
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Demetrios Tsouknidas
Father's Name: Vagios
Age in 1974: 28 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Loizos Hadjiprokopiou
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 22 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Elias Christoforou
Father's Name: Christoforos
Age in 1974: 68 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Efthymios Efthymiou
Father's Name: Michael
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Chrystalla Efthymiou
Father's Name: Christodoulos
Age in 1974: 60 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Nicolaos Katselli
Father's Name: Demetrios
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Stavros Bitsakis
Father's Name: Eftychios
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Andreas Masouras
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Antonakis Andrea
Father's Name: Koureas
Age in 1974: 25 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 24/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Savvakis Savva
Father's Name: Christos
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Identified (10)
Petros Yiorkakouthiou
Father's Name: Costas
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Michael Kokotsis
Father's Name: Christos
Age in 1974: 31 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Between Lapithos and Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Andreas Kyriakou
Father's Name: Theodosis
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 23/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Savvas Kyriakou
Father's Name: Kyriacos
Age in 1974: 29 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 25/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Costas Constantinou
Father's Name: Eleftherios
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Charalambos Maratheftis
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 23 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 20/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Costas Nikita
Father's Name: Antonios
Age in 1974: 46 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 08/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Ioannis Stylianou
Father's Name: Iacovos
Age in 1974: 44 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Panayiotis Tsiakkas
Father's Name: Savvas
Age in 1974: 26 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Savvas Tsiakkas
Father's Name: Hadjimichael
Age in 1974: 63 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 21/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Karavas
Place Last Seen: Karavas
Killed (28)
Georgiou ( Spathia ) Georgios of Kleanthi
Date of Birth: 13.1.1927
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Dimosthenous Antonis of Charalampous
Date of Birth: 21.8.1954
Place of Origin: Kontea
Status: Klirotos Lochias
Date of Death: 21.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Karmiotis Christodoulos of Georgiou
Date of Birth: 1911
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Katsantoni Maritsa Michali
Date of Birth: 1.8.1895
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 3.10.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Katsiola Kostas of Christodoulou
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 21.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Kontemenioti Christakis of Kyprianou ( Sikkiime , Voreiokoreatis )
Date of Birth: 21.1.1933
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Karavas
Nikita Christodoulos
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 7.4.1975
Place of Death: Karavas
Nikorilla Polyxeni
Date of Birth: 1890
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Papamichail Agrippini
Date of Birth: 1892
Place of Origin: Skylloura
Status: politis
Date of Death: 20.9.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Papapetrou Olympiada of Michail
Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: politis
Date of Death: 25.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Patatsos Dimitrios of Christodoulou
Date of Birth: 1931
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Pavlidis Antonis of Christoforou
Date of Birth: 11.3.1944
Place of Origin: Palaichori
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Pafiti Nikodimos
Date of Birth: 1894
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Sergi Vasilis
Date of Birth: 1948
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Sergi Sofoklis
Date of Birth: 1885
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 19.8.1975
Place of Death: Karavas
Sottos Konstantinos of Stavrinou Kamilari
Date of Birth: 4.4.1930
Place of Origin: Lefkosia
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Trimithiotis Sotirios of Christoforou
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Origin: Gerolakkos
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Tsigki Charalampos of Theofanous
Date of Birth: 25.1.1951
Place of Origin: Palaiometocho
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: Karavas
Place of Death: Karavas
Flokkou Christodoulos of Theodoulou
Date of Birth: 82 Ετών
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 10.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Grigori Michail of Ch"Grigori
Date of Birth: 7.3.1948
Place of Origin: Palaiometocho
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: Karavas - Lapithos
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Laou Doros of Christou
Date of Birth: 6.6.1940
Place of Origin: Kokkinotrimithia
Status: Reservist
Date of Death: 23.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Manoli Ilias of Manoli
Date of Birth: 1899
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Petri Kallou
Date of Birth: 1880
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 23.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Petri Rodou of Ch"Gianni
Date of Birth: 1898
Place of Origin: Paliosofos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 13.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Fragkeskou Fragkeskos of Konstantinou
Date of Birth: 1889
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Christodoulou ( Katsiolas ) Christos of Ch"Kyriakou
Date of Birth: 1903
Place of Origin: Karavas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Ch"Christofi Vasilis of Christofi
Date of Birth: 1.3.1912
Place of Origin: Elia Keryneias
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Christofi Panikos of Aristarchou
Date of Birth: 10.5.1956
Place of Origin: Lemesos
Status: Klirotos Lochias
Date of Death: 21.7.1974
Place of Death: Karavas