Achna ( el, Άχνα; tr, Düzce) is an abandoned village in the
Famagusta District
Famagusta District ( gr, Επαρχία Αμμοχώστου, Eparchia Ammochostu; tr, Mağusa kazası) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island's most important port, Famagusta.
History
Most of the district has b ...
of
Cyprus. It is just north of the
Buffer Zone
A buffer zone is a neutral zonal area that lies between two or more bodies of land, usually pertaining to countries. Depending on the type of buffer zone, it may serve to separate regions or conjoin them.
Common types of buffer zones are demil ...
and it is under the ''
de facto'' control of
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
. After the
1974 Turkish invasion, its displaced inhabitants built a new village nearby.
Achna is known for its football club,
Ethnikos Achna FC
Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club currentl ...
. Ethnikos Achna won the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
in 2006.
New village
The inhabitants of Achna built a provisional tent village in the Achna forest (''Dasaki tis Achnas''), some hundred meters (yards) away from their old village, and later started to build a new village, Dasaki Achnas, near the old location, within the confines of the
Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area.
Dasaki Achnas' population in 2011 was 2,087.
Gallery
File:Achna main-street.jpg, Dasaki Achnas main street
File:Achna-memorial.jpg, Memorial Church in the shape of tent in Dasaki Achnas
References
Communities in Famagusta District
Populated places in Gazimağusa District
Greek Cypriot villages depopulated during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Former populated places in Cyprus
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