Famagusta

Places in this region

Varosha Beach Resort

1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island

In 1974, the Greek military junta backed a coup in Cyprus that sparked a Turkish invasion of the island. The Turkish forces advanced as far as the Atilla line, which is now the United Nations... »

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