Famagusta from the air Photo Gallery by Alexis Hadjisoteriou at pbase.com

Famagusta from the air

Aerial images of parts of Famagusta taken (I guess) in 2003-2004.
Famagusta, for those that are not familiar with the history of our country, has been an uninhabited 'ghost town' since 14th August 1974, when the inhabitants of Famagusta were forced out of their homes by the Turkish troops that invaded the island a month earlier on the 20th July 1974. Just over a third of the island is still under Turkish occupation and almost 200,000 Greek Cypriots are still not allowed to return to their homes.

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Zoe Paschalidou - Demetriou		30-Apr-2009 13:01
Dear friend, So glad to see the place I used to live as a child before the turkish invasion. I used to be 11 years old that time, and all I have saved in my heart is those wonderful years of my childhood in Famagusta, and the summer holidays at Kantara!! I was shocked to see my house in Ippokratous street (opposite Oceania Court) and now I am trying had to recall every single corner, every single item....and my many pets I used to have there ofcourse!! Dear Alexis, although we do not know each other, it is my warmest wish to meet you there in Famagusta as soon as we return, because I am sure we will return!! Thanks for this great offering to us all, your so valuable photos.

p Michaelides		18-Dec-2008 14:03
Bravo Alexis i was born in Famagusta and to see my neighberhood again has been good but also sad to see this town in this state. One day she rise from the ashes.

dawn		24-Oct-2008 17:47
an important part of my childhood comes to life with these photos. With google earth we are keeping the past alive and one day we can return.

Mike		21-Sep-2008 22:17
These are amazing. Trying to see where we used to live, it is very sad. We had some wonderful years living in this beautiful place. I really, really hope that one day the people may return here. Thankyou so much for posting these.

Achim		29-Aug-2007 16:36
Sehr sch�ne Fotos. Alles hochinteressant. War einmal am Zaun, hatte jedoch nicht viel Zeit. Hat mich stark an Berlin erinnert, als es noch geteilt war.

Aili Andersson (Kopler)		19-Jan-2007 14:09
I am very sorry to see what has become of Famagusta. My name is Aili and I am from Sweden. I spent my best summer holiday, in 1971, in Hotel Asterias, Kennedy Avenue. I enjoyed the wonderful beach in front of the hotels. Famagusta with its wonderful beach was really a beautiful place. During my stay there, with my parents, I got a friend who was working at the hotel, Petros Nicolaos Protopapas, then 24. He was from a small greek village nearby and his father worked as a taxi driver. (He had a sister, Anthoula, who was then studying in London). If anyone knows anything about him or his fate Iwould be very grateful to know. My e-mail is: aili.andersson@consilium.europa.eu Iam really sad about what happened to a beautiful and interesting town like Famagusta and I really hope that the greek population will be able to return to the land which belongs to them.

Julian Roger		02-Nov-2006 22:21
Hey Tony Papparides. I lived at Koumipa Flats next to Harrods Stores on John F Kennedy Avenue, The guy always tried to chat up my Grandmother when she came over, he was always good for giving me and my mate cash back for the bottles we would collect on the beach. Great memories

Julian Roger		02-Nov-2006 22:17
I told my parents about the website. They saw the old indoor market place where they used to go and my dads old offfices and the house of his old boss. They were glad to seeit but sad

Tony Papparides		30-Mar-2006 20:55
Fantastic photos of my birthplace, I was wondering if its possible to find out who took these and if there are any more. I'm specifically looking for photos that are slightly further south of the coast. Specifically John Kennedy Avenue !

Peter yates		25-Oct-2005 17:41
Wonderful Photos,both my wife and I have just come back from North Cyprus. the first time back since 1971.We could see the flats where she used to live,from the beach.Iy brought tears to our eyes to see it now,and yet remember the good times we both had all those years ago

Manolis		18-Oct-2005 02:24
Beautiful photos Alexis,hope we can soon visit this beautiful place soon.

Cypriana22		05-Aug-2005 11:49
These are fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing. I hope one day soon we will all meet for a cup of coffee in our beloved Fammagusta!

Souren Sarafyan		10-Jun-2005 19:58
Wonderful pictures of my home town. Who on earth managed to fly over it to take them? Brought back many memories of my teenage years

elias vorkas		09-May-2005 20:13
Dear Alexi, Yesterday we celebrated the championship with ANORTHOSIS and the municipality had an exhibition with a few of these photos. I asked my brother who is a professional to search the web as I was sure there would be more. Afew minutes ago he informed me that he found your web page.WHAT A SMALL WORLD!!!Best regards my friend. See you at COSTARIS (Derynia) in August. Or back home whichever comes soonest.

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