Agia Paraskevi Church
Church
Palaiosofos Παλαιόσοφος
Palaiosofos is a small Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.
Geographical Location: It lies 11 km West of Keryneia, on the northern slopes of the Pentadaktylos mountain range.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 151 (all Greeks).
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agia Paraskevi.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 21 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
Palaiosofos Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Palaiosofos · Primary School — 21 students, 1 teachers
Missing & Killed
1 Missing1 Identified3 Killed
Missing (1)
Polyxeni Leonida
Father's Name: Stelios
Age in 1974: 50 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 02/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Paliosophos
Place Last Seen: Palaiosofos
Identified (1)
Costas Kokotas
Father's Name: Christodoulos
Age in 1974: 60 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 01/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Agyrta
Place Last Seen: Motides
Killed (3)
Ch"Petri Rodou of Ch"Gianni
Date of Birth: 1898
Place of Origin: Paliosofos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 13.8.1974
Place of Death: Karavas
Efstathiou Anastasia
Date of Birth: 80 Ετών
Place of Origin: Paliosofos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.7.1974
Place of Death: Paliosofos
Postekkis Grigoris
Date of Birth: 80 Ετών
Place of Origin: Paliosofos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 27.7.1974
Place of Death: Paliosofos
1 Missing0 Identified5 Killed
Missing (1)
Polyxeni Leonida
Father's Name: Stelios
Age in 1974: 50 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 02/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Paliosophos
Place Last Seen: Palaiosofos
Killed (5)
Efstathiou Anastasia
Date of Birth: 80 Ετών
Place of Origin: Paliosofos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 25.7.1974
Place of Death: Paliosofos
Postekkis Grigoris
Date of Birth: 80 Ετών
Place of Origin: Paliosofos
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 27.7.1974
Place of Death: Paliosofos
Michail Filippos of Kyriakou
Date of Birth: 20.5.1941
Place of Origin: Lefkosia
Status: Efedros Dekaneas
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Periochi Aetofolia Pentadaktylou
Chatzimichail Petros of Ioanni
Date of Birth: 20.8.1949
Place of Origin: Zodia
Status: Military
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Periochi Pentadaktylou
Markou Christos of Achillea
Date of Birth: 13.3.1948
Place of Origin: Klirou
Status: Military
Date of Death: 22.7.1974
Place of Death: Topothesia Gomaristra Pentadaktylou