Agios Georgios Church
Church
Prastio Πραστιό
Prastio is a Greek community in the occupied part of the Ammochostos District.
Geographical Location: It lies 19 km West of Ammochostos.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 976 (all Greeks).
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Georgios and the chapels of Agios Georgios, Agios Andronikos.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 114 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
Prastio Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Prastio · Primary School — 114 students, 4 teachers
Missing & Killed
3 Missing0 Identified0 Killed
Missing (3)
Elpiniki Panteli
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 68 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastion Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Pantelis Tsiapouta
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 65 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastio Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Eleftherios Tappas
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 78 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastio Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
5 Missing2 Identified0 Killed
Missing (5)
Pantelis Klokaris
Father's Name: Photis
Age in 1974: 45 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 15/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Stylli
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Panayis Koumbarou
Father's Name: Christoforos
Age in 1974: 54 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 19/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastio Mesaorias
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Elpiniki Panteli
Father's Name: Petros
Age in 1974: 68 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 14/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastion Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Pantelis Tsiapouta
Father's Name: Nicolaos
Age in 1974: 65 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastio Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Eleftherios Tappas
Father's Name: Georghios
Age in 1974: 78 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastio Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Identified (2)
Yiannis Mpakka
Father's Name: Theodoulos
Age in 1974: 37 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 16/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Near Prastio Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio
Avraam Panayi
Father's Name: Panayis
Age in 1974: 42 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Civilian
Date Last Seen: 17/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Prastion Famagusta
Place Last Seen: Prastio