Agios Georgios Church
Church
Orga Οργα
Orga is a small Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 27 km West of Keryneia and 18 km North of Morfou, on the coast.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 139 (all Greeks).
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Georgios.
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
Orga Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Missing & Killed
0 Missing0 Identified3 Killed
Killed (3)
Damaskinou Neofytos of Charalampous
Date of Birth: 1887
Place of Origin: Orka
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Elia
Kkeli Evgenia Christofi
Date of Birth: 1910
Place of Origin: Orka Keryneias
Status: Politis
Date of Death: 8.8.1974
Place of Death: Lapithos
Kosiari Chrystallou of Christofi
Date of Birth: 25.12.1910
Place of Origin: Orka Keryneias
Status: Politis
Date of Death: Metaxy 18.8- 13.9.74
Place of Death: Lapithos
0 Missing0 Identified2 Killed
Killed (2)
Gyrilla Christodoulous of Stylli
Date of Birth: 1906
Place of Origin: Larnaka tis Lapithou
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 16.8.1974
Place of Death: Orka
Ioannou ( Theori ) Georgios of Ioanni
Date of Birth: 25.8.1914
Place of Origin: Livera
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 29.8.1974
Place of Death: Orkas