Panagra Πάναγρα

Panagra is a small Greek community in the occupied Keryneia District.

Geographical Location: It lies 23 km West of Keryneia and 17 km Northeast of Morfou.

Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 86 (all Greeks).

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Apostolos Andreas and the chapel of Agios Georgios.

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 14 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

Apostolos Andreas Church

Church

Panagra Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery

Schools (1973-74)

Missing & Killed

No records.

2 Missing1 Identified2 Killed

Missing (2)

Costas Loizou
Costas Loizou
Father's Name: Loizos
Age in 1974: 33 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 06/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Panagra
Place Last Seen: Panagra
Soteris Hadjiyiakoumi
Soteris Hadjiyiakoumi
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 10/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Panagra
Place Last Seen: Panagra

Identified (1)

Georghios Kolaniou
Georghios Kolaniou
Father's Name: Pantelis
Age in 1974: 21 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Reservist
Date Last Seen: 02/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Panagra
Place Last Seen: Panagra

Killed (2)

Kosti Christoforos of Kosti
Date of Birth: 1894
Place of Origin: Vavylas Keryneias
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Panagra
Siagkouta Sofronios of Christodoulou
Date of Birth: 4.7.1934
Place of Origin: Kaϊmakli Lefkosias
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 20.7.1974
Place of Death: Periochi Panagron Keryneias