Agios Ioannis Church










Η Εθνοκάθαρση των Ελληνικών Εδαφών της Κατεχόμενης Κύπρου
Mia Milia is a large Greek community in the occupied part of the Lefkosia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 6 km Northeast of Nicosia.
Population: The population of this community consisted in 1960 of 1.072 Greeks and 1 Maronite.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, are the churches of Agios Ioannis, Agios Georgios.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 172 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.















