Agios Georgios Church
Church
Vokolida Βοκολίδα
Vokolida is a Greek community in the occupied Karpasia region.
Geographical Location: It lies 31 km North of Ammochostos at an elevation of 20m.
Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 337 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 336.
Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Georgios and the chapel of Agia Thekla.
Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 54 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
Agia Thekla Chapel
Chapel
Vokolida Old Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Vokolida New Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Cemetery
Schools (1973-74)
- Vokolida · Primary School — 54 students, 2 teachers
Missing & Killed
0 Missing1 Identified2 Killed
Identified (1)
Christodoulos Maouzis
Father's Name: Photios
Age in 1974: 18 years old
Place of Origin: Unknown
Status: Military
Date Last Seen: 15/08/1974
Place of Arrest: Voni
Place Last Seen: Voni
Killed (2)
Dimitri Athina of Michail
Date of Birth: 1894
Place of Origin: Vokolida
Status: politis
Date of Death: 25.12.1974
Place of Death: Vokolida
Michail Omiros
Date of Birth: 1907
Place of Origin: Vokolida
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 22.2.1975
Place of Death: Vokolida
0 Missing0 Identified2 Killed
Killed (2)
Dimitri Athina of Michail
Date of Birth: 1894
Place of Origin: Vokolida
Status: politis
Date of Death: 25.12.1974
Place of Death: Vokolida
Michail Omiros
Date of Birth: 1907
Place of Origin: Vokolida
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 22.2.1975
Place of Death: Vokolida