Famagusta

(Old Nikolaos Cathedral)

Famagusta(Famagusta) is a major city in eastern Famagusta district. SoAmohosts (Αμμόχωστος), it is called gargaza (Gazimağusa). Located in the center of the bay, there is the most deep water port in Cyprus. Currently under control. In ancient times as the Queen of Arsinoe Although it was called, it came to be called amicostos meaning "hidden in the sand". This name changed to "Famagusta" in Western Europe and changed to "Maşusa" in Turkish.

history

In 300 BC, it was a fishing village called Arsinoe. Later, withdrawal made it a small port town.

, The transition to the Rusignan family of the island's dominance is a major turning point. Famagusta, which has a natural harbor in the eastern Mediterranean and has a castle wall that protects the town, flourished as a relay point between the Middle East and Western Europe, and the population increased. , After the last remaining base in Levanto fall, it became one of the wealthiest cities in Orient's Christian country. However, there is a raid on the port aiming for its wealth. Wealthy merchants assembled by donating the church together, these are still left, which is why Famagusta is known as a church district.

Famagusta endured the 13 - month siege and terrible shelling by. After the fall, the town was transformed as a city of the Ottoman Empire, and the only remaining cathedral was made ().

As a result of the acquisition of Cypriot 's administrative authority, Famagusta became under British rule. Turkish residents were separated from old city and Greek residents. Inside, a camp to accommodate 50,000 people survived from the town was placed. They emigrated to.

On the coast. In the early days it was a sightseeing spot where the building is built, but it has become a ghost town since 1974

From independence of, to the invasion of, Famagusta flourished both in terms of culture and economy. Travelers from Western countries joined in the summer, and the population of the town increased from 90,000 to less than 100,000 (the population of the town in 1974 was 39,000). After the invasion of the Turkish army on August 14, 1974, Velosha (Turkish name: Malash) area was blocked by the military and 26,500 Greek residents escaped from the town, but return was not allowed. According to a journalist who was in the town at the time, it was said that it was a ghost town state where department stores that were closed with goods and empty hotels remained.

Currently, the population of the town has recovered to 39,000, but only Turkish residents and those who migrated from Turkey after the invasion. When transferring the administration of Velosha from the Cyprus government, a proposal was made to allow returning of Greek residents who are refugees and to open the ports to both, but the Republic of North Cyprus and Republic of Turkey and Turkey refused. Also, the blockade remains unattended, all the buildings continue to collapse and are returning to nature.

Highlight

• Roman remains (bath and stadium)
• Bishops
• Famagusta Port Fort (known as "of") has magnificent halls of the 14th century)
• Venice palace (destroyed by artillery during the invasion by the Ottoman Empire in 1571, becoming a prison under Turkish rule)

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