Agia Triada, also known as Agias Trias (, also known as ; , formerly ) is a village on the Karpas Peninsula, east of Gialousa, in

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. The village is ''

de jure In law and government, ''de jure'' (; ; ) describes practices that are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. The phrase is often used in contrast with '' de facto'' ('from fa ...

'' part of the internationally recognized

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but after the

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

in 1974 it, along with much of the rest of the northern part of Cyprus, has been under the '' de facto'' control of the internationally unrecognized

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all o ...

and the other administrative bodies which preceded its

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in 1983.

Demographics

As of 2011, the village a population of 614, a decrease of about 6.8% from its 2006 population of 659. Of those 614 inhabitants, 295 (48%) were male and 319 (52%) were female.

Basilica

The ruins of the early Christian Agia Triada

Basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek Eas ...

, dated to the 5th or 6th century CE, are located in the vicinity of the modern settlement. The basilica was ruined in the mid 7th century, and subsequently uncovered in the process an excavation that took place from 1935 to 1938. A major feature of the site is the mosaic floor, which, along with other features, underwent restoration efforts lasting from 2018 to 2019.

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Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in İskele District Greek enclaves in Northern Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub