Makedonitissa Tomb Explained

The Makedonitissa Tomb (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τύμβος της Μακεδονίτισσας) is a military cemetery and war memorial west of Nicosia, at Engomi in the area of .

This is the location where one Greek Nord Noratlas was shot down by friendly fire on 22 July 1974, during Operation "Niki". "Niki" was a military operation of the Greek Armed Forces to airlift a battalion of Greek commandos to Cyprus in order to reinforce the Cypriot National Guard against Turkish invasion forces.[1]

This tomb is the resting place of Greek Cypriot and some Greek officers and soldiers who were killed during the Turkish invasion.

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Notes and References

  1. Γιάννης Φασουλάς, Γιάννης Σκάλκος. Νίκη στη νεκρή ζώνη, Αγαθός Λόγος, 2011.