Afania Explained

Afania
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Coordinates:35.1572°N 33.5831°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1: • District
Subdivision Name1:Famagusta District
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: • District
Subdivision Name3:Lefkoşa District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:713
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Blank Name:Climate

Afania (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αφάνεια; Turkish: Gaziköy or Turkish: Afanya) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 8km (05miles) northwest of Vatili. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents.[2]

Before the 1974 Turkish invasion, Afania was inhabited both by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. In 1973, it had an estimated population of 907, 588 of whom were Greek- and 319 Turkish-Cypriot. All Greek Cypriots fled to the south in 1974 and displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south moved in the village. In 1976–77, a few families from Turkey were settled in Afania.[3] As of 2011, it had a population of 713.

Sports

Turkish Cypriot Gaziköy Sports Club was founded in 1952, and is now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı . TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census . TRNC State Planning Organization . 6 August 2013 . 17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001538/http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf . 6 November 2013 .
  2. Book: Papacostas . Tasos . Michaelides . D. . Historic Nicosia . 2012 . Rimal Publications . Nicosia . 87. Byzantine Nicosia: 650-1191.
  3. Web site: AFANTEIA. Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. 15 January 2015.
  4. http://www.kktcfkb.com/#!kinci-lig/c1krh Northern Cyprus