Varosha on Cyprus

18 October 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Yolanda Demetriou/cc-by-sa-1.0

Varosha is a quarter in the Cypriot city of Famagusta. By law it belongs to the Republic of Cyprus, but is located within Northern Cyprus. Prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, it was the modern tourist area of Famagusta. Its inhabitants fled during the invasion, and it has remained abandoned ever since.   read more…

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