Vothylakas Βαθύλακας

Ammochostos District

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Vothylakas is a Greek community in the occupied Karpasia region.

Geographical Location: It lies 46 km Northeast of Ammochostos.

Population: The population of this community in 1960 numbered 509 (all Greeks). Its Greek population in 1973 was 503.

Christian Places of Worship: Within this community, is the church of Agios Georgios.

Schools: The 1 Greek Primary Schools had 69 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

Agios Georgios Church

Church

Agios Georgios Cemetery Church

Church

Agios Theodoros Chapel

Chapel

Vothylakas Greek Orthodox Cemetery

Cemetery

Schools (1973-74)

Missing & Killed

0 Missing0 Identified2 Killed

Killed (2)

Gerolemou ( Ioannou ) Ioannis of Gerolemou
Date of Birth: 25.12.1917
Place of Origin: Vathylakas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: Agnosti
Place of Death: Eptakomi
Avraam Maroullou
Date of Birth: 1905
Place of Origin: Vathylakas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 16.4.1975
Place of Death: Vathylakas
0 Missing0 Identified1 Killed

Killed (1)

Avraam Maroullou
Date of Birth: 1905
Place of Origin: Vathylakas
Status: Citizen
Date of Death: 16.4.1975
Place of Death: Vathylakas