Afania

Afania
Afania
Coordinates: 35°09′26″N 33°34′59″E / 35.15722°N 33.58306°E / 35.15722; 33.58306Coordinates: 35°09′26″N 33°34′59″E / 35.15722°N 33.58306°E / 35.15722; 33.58306
Country  Cyprus
  District Famagusta District
Country (controlled by)  Northern Cyprus
  District Lefkoşa District
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 713
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Climate BSh

Afania (Greek: Αφάνεια; Turkish: Gaziköy or Afanya) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Vatili. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Before the 1974 Turkish invasion, Afania was inhabited both by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. In 1973, it had an estimated population of 907, 588 of whom were Greek- and 319 Turkish-Cypriot. All Greek Cypriots fled to the south in 1974 and displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south moved in the village. In 1976–77, a few families from Turkey were settled in Afania.[2] As of 2011, it had a population of 713.

Sports

Turkish Cypriot Gaziköy Sports Club was founded in 1952, and is now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[3]

References

  1. "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. p. 17.
  2. "AFANTEIA". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. Northern Cyprus Association of Football Clubs


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