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3 unusual facts about Famagusta


Costas Montis

Costas Montis was born on 18 February 1914 in Famagusta, the sixth and last child of Theodoulos Montis from Lapithos, and Kalomoira Batista, who was descended from an old Venetian family of Famagusta.

Eliezer ben Elijah Ashkenazi

Compelled by circumstances—doubtless of a political nature—to leave Egypt, he went to Cyprus, remaining there for two years as rabbi at Famagusta.

Lambros Lambrou

Lambros Lambrou (born September 9, 1977 in Famagusta, Cyprus) is a former international Cypriot football defender who last played for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC and previously for Ermis Aradippou and the national team of Cyprus.


Ammochostos Stadium

The original home ground of Nea Salamis FC was GSE in Famagusta, but due to the Turkish occupation of the town since 1974 they cannot use it.

Associated Humber Lines


Sold on to Taj Shipping also of Famagusta in 1974 and whilst en-route Ipswich-Tema in 1976 grounded, caught fire and suffered an explosion becoming a constructive total loss.

BuySell Magazine

BuySell Magazine covers all districts of Cyprus, including Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta and Nicosia.

Elections in Northern Cyprus

The mitigated proportional representation system in use for legislative elections obligates each party to cross the 5% of the total vote election threshold in order to be seated in the 50-member parliament, which is chosen from five electoral districts, Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Gazimağusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Güzelyurt (Morphou) and İskele (Trikomo).

Geography of Cyprus

The Yialias River and the Pedhieos River flow eastward across the Mesaoria into Famagusta Bay; the Serraghis River flows northwest through the Morphou plain.

GSE Stadium

The Evagoras Gymnastic Association Stadium (GSE Stadium) (Gymnastikos Syllogos Evagoras, Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ευαγόρας) is a football stadium located in Famagusta, Cyprus and was the home ground of Anorthosis and Nea Salamina.

Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

This offensive lasted three days and caused the defences of the Cypriot National Guard and ELDYK to collapse, leading to the capture of the towns of Famagusta, Morphou, and the northern quarter of Nicosia.

Nea Salamis Famagusta

The team organized volleyball tournaments with great participation from 1954 in Famagusta to 1975 and finally decided to set up a volleyball section in Limassol.

Turunçlu

Strongylos, a village in Famagusta, Cyprus, whose Turkish name is Turunçlu


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