Maratha, Cyprus
| Maratha | |
|---|---|
| Μαράθα (Greek) Muratağa (Turkish) | |
  Maratha Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′42″N 33°46′34″E / 35.21167°N 33.77611°ECoordinates: 35°12′42″N 33°46′34″E / 35.21167°N 33.77611°E | |
| Country |
De jure  Cyprus De facto  Northern Cyprus |
| District |
De jure Famagusta District De facto Gazimağusa District |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Maratha (Greek: Μαράθα, Turkish: Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko.
In 1974 a mass-grave containing the bodies of more than 80 murdered Turkish-Cypriots men, women and children was found here. These were the people who were massacred by the EOKA-B in the Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Paul Sant Cassia, Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory, and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus, Berghahn Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84545-228-5, p. 237.
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