Agios Ioannis, Paphos
Agios Ioannis Pafou
Άγιος Ιωάννης Πάφου | |
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village | |
Agios Ioannis Pafou Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′4″N 32°41′25″E / 34.86778°N 32.69028°E | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Paphos District |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 33 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Agios Ioannis Pafou (Greek: Άγιος Ιωάννης Πάφου; Turkish: Aydın or Ayyanni) is a small village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Salamiou. Prior to 1974, the village was inhabited almost exclusively by Turkish Cypriots.[2] From 1963 to 1974, 18 Turkish people, including women and children were killed by the Cypriot Greeks. In 2023 the Turks visited the village to remember their victims.[3]
References
- ^ Census 2001
- ^ "1960". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "KKTC'de Ayyannili Türkler, 49 yıl sonra doğdukları topraklarda şehitlerini andı" [Ayyanni Turks from TRNC commemorated their martyrs in their homeland after 49 years]. www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
