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Varosha, as seen from outside the military fence Abandoned hotels in Varosha Varosha viewed from Paralimni in 2017.. Varosha (Greek: Βαρώσια, romanized: Varósia, locally; Turkish: Maraş or Kapalı Maraş [2] [3]) is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus.
Salamis Road is an area of Famagusta with a heavy concentration of bars frequented by students and locals. [43] Famagusta's Othello Castle is the setting for Shakespeare's play Othello. [44] The city was also the setting for Victoria Hislop's 2015 novel The Sunrise, [45] and Michael Paraskos's 2016 novel In Search of Sixpence. [46]
The "Ghost Town" of Varosha can be clearly viewed from the roof of the Cultural Centre, as can the craters from shells fired during the invasion in the field opposite. The village has agricultural land around it, and is one of the "Kokkinochoria" (red villages) so called from the red soil.
It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay. It is visited by tourists for its natural environment, and is a protected coastal nature park. [citation needed] From the high points on the cliff that rests at the cape one can view out to sea. According to local legend, it is also the home of the Ayia Napa sea monster.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) warms up during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in New Orleans, ahead of Super Bowl 59 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Bengtsson has produced many featured articles, but is best known for his coverage of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus and his coining of "ghost town" to describe Famagusta in 1974. [ 2 ] In Sweden's newspaper, iDAG , [ 3 ] Bengtsson wrote a series of three articles in March 1990 about UN Commissioner for Namibia , Bernt Carlsson , who died when Pan ...
Photos taken after wildfires decimated houses in storied communities from the Pacific Palisades to Altadena show vintage rides from baby blue Fords to early Volkswagen Beetles untouched by the flames.
The amount of the investment needed to reopen Ghost Town was noted in the documents as between $79-80 million for which "verbal commitments" from a "major Charlotte-area real estate investor" had ...