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Country De jure Cyprus
De facto Northern Cyprus District De jure Famagusta District
De facto Gazimağusa District Weather 13°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Maratha (Greek: Μαράθα, Turkish: Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko.
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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.
References
Maratha, Cyprus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA