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Varosha, Cyprus: After The sudden Turkish invasion of 1974 occupied the resort city, forcing residents and tourists to flee in such a rush that personal effects litter the abandoned streets and ...
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.
The freshly paved street with its new bicycle lane markings meanders through the heart of abandoned Varosha, an abandoned resort town in ethnically split Cyprus's breakaway north, to a crumbling ...
To illustrate abandoned cities succumbing to nature, Weisman reports from Chernobyl, Ukraine (abandoned in 1986) and Varosha, Cyprus (abandoned in 1974). Weisman finds that their structures crumble as weather does unrepaired damage and other life forms create new habitats.
Roveraia, ghost village situated near Pratovalle, in the municipality of Loro Ciuffenna, in province of Arezzo, in Tuscany. The presence of the village is attested since the Middle Ages, when there was a tower. [79] During World War II it was an important partisan base, reason why the village was destroyed by the German army. After the war the ...
A ghost town born from a conflict that divides Cyprus to this day, Varosha was the thriving heart of a resort city of nearly 40,000. But residents and visitors fled in July 1974, when Turkish ...
Since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, around 75% of the village terrain is in Northern Cyprus. The village is 12 kilometers from the famous resort of Ayia Napa. 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.
Varosha, Cyprus: After The sudden Turkish invasion of 1974 occupied the resort city, forcing residents and tourists to flee in such a rush that personal effects litter the abandoned streets and ...