The Bi-communal Technical Committee for Cultural Heritage has completed the restoration of the Saint (Ayia) Paraskevi church in the illegally occupied Kato Varosha, Famagusta. Funded by the European Union and executed by the United Nations Development Project, the project preserves a site built over five phases from the 16th to 20th centuries, culminating in a neoclassical bell tower. A celebratory event marked the church’s return to its historical splendor, highlighting its value as a Cypriot cultural treasure.
Tag: Cyprus history
Cypriot DNA study finds 10-30% Greek ancestry in men, showing diverse origins from 12,000 years ago, not just Greek, per Biobank.cy research. (134 characters)
A new documentary, Memories of 1974, delves into the personal stories of Cypriot Canadians who were impacted by the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The film uses firsthand accounts to explore the trauma and resilience of a generation marked by displacement and loss.
Savvas Rotsidis (1935 – November 25, 1958), from the village of Mammari near Nicosia, was a dedicated member of EOKA, the Greek-Cypriot nationalist organization that fought for the liberation of Cyprus from British colonial rule and its eventual union with Greece. An accountant by profession, Rotsidis joined EOKA in 1955 and took part in numerous operations against British forces. Captured by the British in 1958, he was tortured but refused to betray his comrades. He was executed on November 25, 1958, becoming a martyr in the struggle for Cyprus’s independence.
A Swedish expedition discovered the Cypriot Terracotta Army, consisting of 2000 figurines, in a sanctuary…
The Cyprus Department of Antiquities announced that recent works on the sewerage system of Kition…
The Cyprus Department of Antiquities announced that recent works on the sewerage system of Kition…
On July 20, 1974, at 5:20am, 40,000 Turkish troops landed and invaded northern Cyprus after…