Agios Ilias, Cyprus

Agios Ilias
Agios Ilias
Coordinates: 35°19′40″N 33°55′40″E / 35.32778°N 33.92778°E / 35.32778; 33.92778Coordinates: 35°19′40″N 33°55′40″E / 35.32778°N 33.92778°E / 35.32778; 33.92778
Country  Cyprus
  District Famagusta District
Country (controlled by)  Northern Cyprus
  District İskele District
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 429

Agios Ilias (Greek: Άγιος Ηλίας "Saint Elias"; Turkish: Yarköy "village of a cliff", previously Ayiliya) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-east of Trikomo. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Traditionally, Agios Ilias was primarily inhabited by Greek-speaking Orthodox Christians. In 1973, it had 355 inhabitants, all of whom were Greek Cypriot. In August 1974, they were forced to flee their village by the approaching Turkish army. Today, Agios Ilias is inhabited by settlers from the Denizli Province of Turkey.[2]

The first school was established in the village during the Ottoman period, in 1865. Before then, the village priests (and perhaps monks) provided some teaching from religious books held in the church.

References

  1. "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013.
  2. "AGIOS ELIAS". Internal displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 19 November 2014.


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