Leonarisso Λεονάρισσο

Ammochostos District

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Leonarisso is a Greek community in the occupied Karpasia region.

Geographical Location: It lies 43 km Northeast of Ammochostos at an elevation of 140m.

Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 707 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 617.

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Dimitrios and the chapels of Archangelos, Agios Antonios, Agios Ioannis (cave).

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 108 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 Dimitrios Church

Church

Agios Antonios Church

Church

Leonarisso Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery

Schools (1973-74)