Myrtou Μύρτου

Keryneia District

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Myrtou is a Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.

Geographical Location: It lies 24 km West of Keryneia and 13 km Northeast of Morfou.

Population: The population of this community consisted in 1960 of 706 Greeks and 3 Maronites.

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Panteleimon (Holy Monastery).

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 110 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 Panteleimonas Monastery Church

Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church
Agios Panteleimonas Monastery Church

Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Myrtou Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Schools (1973-74)

Missing & Killed

2 Missing2 Identified4 Killed

Missing (2)

Lazaros Thrasivoulou
Lazaros Thrasivoulou
Father's Name: Charalambos
Age in 1974: 20 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Ayios Georghios-Kerynia
Place Last Seen: Agios Georgios
Costas Tyrranou
Costas Tyrranou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 71 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 04/03/1975
Place of Arrest: Myrtou
Place Last Seen: Myrtou

Identified (2)

Neophytos Kyriakou
Neophytos Kyriakou
Father's Name: Charalambos
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 25/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Keryneia
Christakis Stylianou
Christakis Stylianou
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 19 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 22/07/1974
Place of Arrest: Kyrenia
Place Last Seen: Keryneia

Killed (4)

Kyriakou Neofytos of Charalampous
Date of Birth: 22.4.1955
Place of Origin: Myrtou
Status: Klirotos
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Keryneia
Stylianou Christakis of Nikola
Date of Birth: 18.3.1955
Place of Origin: Myrtou
Status: Klitotos
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Keryneia
Matsias Neofytou Giannakos
Date of Birth: 72 Ετών
Place of Origin: Myrtou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Unknown
Place of Death: Lefkosia
Koukoullis Konstantinos
Date of Birth: 1895
Place of Origin: Myrtou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 3.5.1975
Place of Death: Myrtou
2 Missing0 Identified2 Killed

Missing (2)

Christoforos Tsangari
Christoforos Tsangari
Father's Name: Elias
Age in 1974: 74 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 04/03/1975
Place of Arrest: Myrtou
Place Last Seen: Myrtou
Costas Tyrranou
Costas Tyrranou
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 71 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 04/03/1975
Place of Arrest: Myrtou
Place Last Seen: Myrtou

Killed (2)

Koukoullis Konstantinos
Date of Birth: 1895
Place of Origin: Myrtou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 3.5.1975
Place of Death: Myrtou
Christodoulou Sokratis Spyrou
Date of Birth: 8.12.1954
Place of Origin: Choulou
Status: Klirotos
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Myrtou