Nikitas Νικήτας

Nikitas is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Lefkosia District.

Geographical Location: It lies 37 km West of Nicosia and 4 km Southwest of Morfou.

Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 740 (all Greeks).

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Nikitas.

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 73 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 Nikitas Church

Church

Nikitas Old Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery

Nikitas New Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery

Schools (1973-74)