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 been under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion. Since 1998, the northeastern section, including the

Karpaz Peninsula The Karpas Peninsula ( el, Καρπασία; tr, Karpaz), also known as the Karpass, Karpaz or Karpasia, is a long, finger-like peninsula that is one of the most prominent geographical features of the island of Cyprus. Its farthest extent is ...

, has been administered separately as the

İskele District İskele District is a district of Northern Cyprus. It is divided into three sub-districts: İskele Sub-district, Mehmetçik Sub-district and Yialousa Sub-district.UN. A district administration in "exile" exists on the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

-controlled part of the island. This part of the district has a population of 46,900 inhabitants (2015).

Cape Greco Cape Greco, also known as Capo Greco (Italian for "Greek cape"; el, Κάβο Γκρέκο), is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Cyprus. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay and forms part of Ayia Napa Municipality. It ...

( it, Capo Greco; el, Κάβο Γκρέκο, Kavo Greko; "Greek cape"), is a headland in the southeastern part of the district. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay. It is visited by tourists for its natural environment, and is a protected coastal nature park. From the high points on the cliff that rests at the cape one can view out to sea. According to local legend, it is also the home of the Ayia Napa sea monster. The area includes the fertile area known as the 'red villages' (Kokkinochoria, Κοκκινοχώρια), named after the distinct red color of the soil.

Settlements

According to ''Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus'' per the Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Famagusta District has 8 municipalities and 90 communities. Municipalities are written with bold. *

Acheritou Acheritou ( gr, Αχερίτου []; tr, Güvercinlik) is a village in Cyprus, located just to the west of the Agios Nikolaos, SBA, Agios Nikolaos section of Dhekelia Cantonment, Dhekelia SBA. ''De facto'', it is part of Northern Cyprus No ...

Achna Achna ( el, Άχνα; tr, Düzce) is an abandoned village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus. It is just north of the Buffer Zone and it is under the '' de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. After the 1974 Turkish invasion, its displaced i ...

* Afania * Agia Trias * Agios Andronikos (Topçuköy) * Agios Andronikos * Agios Chariton * Agios Efstathios * Agios Georgios * Agios Iakovos * Agios Ilias * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Sergios * Agios Symeon * Agios Theodoros *

Akanthou Akanthou ( el, Ακανθού, ; tr, Tatlısu) is a village on the northern coast of Cyprus. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. , it had a population of 1,459. History The first settlement that can be linked with the mod ...

* Aloda * Angastina * Ardana * Arnadi *

Artemi Artemi ( gr, Αρτέμι, tr, Arıdamı) is an abandoned village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 9 km north of Lefkoniko on the south side of the Kyrenia mountain range. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus ...

* Asha * Avgolida * Avgorou *

Ayia Napa Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus. Etymology The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the sam ...

Bogazi Bogazi ( gr, Μπογάζι, tr, Boğaz) is a village in Cyprus, located 7 km northeast of Trikomo in the Karpaz Peninsula. It is under the ''de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or ...

* Davlos * Deryneia * Enkomi * Eptakomi * Famagusta * Flamoudi * Frenaros * Gaidouras * Galateia * Galinoporni *

Gastria Gastria ( gr, Γαστριά, tr, Kalecik) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpas Peninsula. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The Gastria Castle is located south–west of the village ...

* Genagra * Gerani *

Gialousa Yialousa ( el, Γιαλούσα rom , meaning " Sea" tr, Yeni Erenköy), or Gialousa,is a town under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Yialousa is located on the Karpas Peninsula, and one of the sub-districts of th ...

* Goufes * Gypsou * Kalopsida * Knodara * Koilanemos * Koma tou Gialou *

Komi Kebir Komi Kebir ( el, Κώμη Κεπήρ []; tr, Büyükkonuk or ) is a village under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. It is located on the Karpas Peninsula, north of Famagusta, and at an altitude of . , it had a popul ...

Kontea Kontea ( gr, Κοντέα, tr, Türkmenköy) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 3 km east of Lysi Lysi ( gr, Λύση, tr, Akdoğan or ) is a village located in the Mesaoria plain in Cyprus, north of the city of Larnac ...

* Kornokipos * Koroveia *

Kouklia Kouklia ( el, Κούκλια, tr, Kukla) is a village in the Paphos District, about east from the city of Paphos on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The village is built in the area of "Palaepaphos" ( el, Παλαίπαφος) (Old Paphos), ...

* Krideia * Lapathos *

Lefkoniko Lefkoniko ( el, Λευκόνοικο; tr, Lefkonuk or ) is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known ...

* Leonarisso * Limnia *

Liopetri Liopetri ( el, Λιοπέτρι ) is a village in southern Famagusta District, in Cyprus. It is close to the communities of Frenaros, Sotira, Avgorou and Xylofagou ( Larnaca District). In 2011, Liopetri had a population of 4,591. On 2 Septem ...

* Livadia *

Lysi Lysi ( gr, Λύση, tr, Akdoğan or ) is a village located in the Mesaoria plain in Cyprus, north of the city of Larnaca. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Lysi is also the administration center for the villages of Beyar ...

* Lythrangomi * Makrasyka * Mandres *

Maratha The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as ...

Marathovounos Marathovounos ( gr, Μαραθόβουνος, Turkish: Ulukışla) is a village in the Famagusta District of central Cyprus. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. It is named after the fennel (Marathos) an aromatic and flav ...

* Melanagra * Melounta * Milia * Monarga * Mousoulita * Neta * Ovgoros *

Paralimni Paralimni ( el, Παραλίμνι) is a town within the Famagusta District of Cyprus, situated on the island's east coast. Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it has increased in size and status, primarily due to the migration of refugees fleei ...

Patriki Patriki ( gr, Πατρίκι, tr, Tuzluca) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpas Peninsula. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. History The village has been under Turkish occupation since t ...

* Peristerona * Perivolia * Pigi * Platani * Platanissos * Prastio * Psyllatos * Pyrga *

Rizokarpaso Rizokarpaso ( el, Ριζοκάρπασο []; tr, Dipkarpaz) is a town on the Karpas Peninsula in the Northeastern part of Geography of Cyprus, Cyprus. While nominally part of the Famagusta District of the Republic of Cyprus, it has been under th ...

Santalaris Santalaris ( gr, Σανταλάρης, tr, Sandallar) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, north of Famagusta. The Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of the village were killed by EOKA-B EOKA-B () was a Greek Cypriot p ...

* Sinta * Sotira * Spathariko * Strongylos * Stylloi * Sygkrasi *

Tavros Tavros ( el, Ταύρος, which means "bull"), is a suburb in the southwestern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Moschato-Tavros, of which it is a municipal unit. Geo ...

* Trikomo * Trypimeni * Tziaos * Vasili * Vathylakas * Vatili * Vitsada * Vokolida

References

External links

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Famagusta Gazette Newspaper
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