Maratha, Cyprus
A village in Famagusta district, Cyprus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maratha (Greek: Μαράθα, Turkish: Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
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Maratha | |
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Μαράθα (Greek) Muratağa (Turkish) | |
Coordinates: 35°12′42″N 33°46′34″E | |
Country (de jure) | Cyprus |
• District | Famagusta District |
Country (de facto) | Northern Cyprus[1] |
• District | Gazimağusa District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents.[2]
In 1974 a mass-grave containing the bodies of more than 80 murdered Turkish-Cypriots men, women and children was found here. These were the people who were massacred by the EOKA-B in the Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[3]