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Anorthosis Famagusta FC Managers
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English language, English or Anorthosi in Greek language, Greek, is a Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta, Varosha, Famagusta.Ιστορικά γεγονότα , Anorthosis Famagusta Official Website Anorthosis was one of the founding clubs of the Cyprus Football Association in 1934. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, they were forced to relocate to Larnaca where they now play their home matches at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium. The club's original stadium, GSE Stadium, GSE, has been abandoned since 1974 and is in poor condition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varosha, Famagusta
Varosha ( el, Βαρώσια, ; tr, Maraş or ''Kapalı Maraş'') is the southern quarter of the Famagusta, a ''de jure'' territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus. Varosha has a population of 226 in the 2011 Northern Cyprus census. The area of Varosha is 6.19 km2. Etymology The name of Varosha derives from the Turkish word ( ota, واروش, 'suburb'). The place where Varosha is located now was empty fields in which animals grazed. History In the early 1970s, Famagusta was the number-one tourist destination in Cyprus. To cater to the increasing number of tourists, many new high-rise buildings and hotels were constructed. During its heyday, Varosha was not only the number-one tourist destination in Cyprus, but between 1970 and 1974, it was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and was a favorite destination of such celebrities as Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, and Brigitte Bardot. Before 1974, Varosha was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
