Agios Ilias, Cyprus Explained

Agios Ilias
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Coordinates:35.3278°N 33.9278°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1: • District
Subdivision Name1:Famagusta District
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: • District
Subdivision Name3:İskele District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:429
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto

Agios Ilias (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Ηλίας "Saint Elias"; Turkish: Yarköy "village of a cliff", previously Turkish: Ayiliya) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 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.

Notable people

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 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001538/http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf . 6 November 2013 .
  2. Web site: AGIOS ELIAS. Internal displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. 19 November 2014.