Marathovounos
Encyclopedia
Marathovounos is a village in the Famagusta District
of Cyprus
, located 3 km north of Angastina
.
Since the Turkish invasion in 1974
, the village has been solely inhabited by Turkish mainland settlers.
Famagusta District
Famagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island's most important port, Famagusta. The city of Famagusta is currently controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ....
of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, located 3 km north of Angastina
Angastina
Angastina is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located around 20 km east of Nicosia, on the main road to Famagusta.Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turkish mainland settlers. Turkish settlements are illegal under the municipal law of Cyprus....
.
Since the Turkish invasion in 1974
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...
, the village has been solely inhabited by Turkish mainland settlers.