Agios Antonios is a district of the Municipality of

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

Location

To the east and north by the Tzami Tzentit district. The southern and western part of the district is by the sea. Most of the Limassol Marina is located in most of the district today.

History

The district of Agios Antonios was created with the beginning of the Turkish occupation in Cyprus, in 1571. It was a Turkish district. Over time,

Greek Cypriots Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 ...

were added to the population, who after a while formed the majority. In 1950, the properties of the residents of the district were expropriated in order to start the construction of a new port in the area (the district was adjacent to the old port of

), which did not happen. The population was greatly reduced. In addition, during the EOKA struggle, when the excellent relations between

and

Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,0 ...

were disrupted, Greek Cypriots began to leave the district due to fear. The proximity of the district to the Turkish Cypriot district of Tzami Tzentit also contributed to this fact. The withdrawal of the Greek Cypriots began in 1956. Turkish Cypriots settled in the district, although they had been compensated for the expropriations. In the 1960s all the houses that were expropriated were demolished and the district was completely abandoned. The church of the district, the church of Agios Antonios, was built in 1870, on the site of an older church. It first covered the needs of the Christians of their district of Agios Antonios and then of the districts of

Tsiflikoudia Tsiflikoudia is a municipality in the province of Limassol in Cyprus. Location Tsiflikoudia is part of the Limassol district. It is situated south of Limassol (and the settlement of Zakaki), close to Kato Polemidia and Ypsonas (northwest), Trach ...

and Agios Ioannis. In addition, in the district there is the chapel of Agios Georgios the Poor.

Area Map

References

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