AYIOS AMVROSIOS - KYRENIA DISTRICT

AYIOS AMVROSIOS, KYRENIA DISTRICT, CYPRUS

VILLAGE IN CYPRUS, OCCUPIED ILLEGALLY BY THE TURKISH ARMY

TURKISH STATE TERRORISM AGAINST CYPRUS SINCE 1974

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ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙΟΝ Τον της Αμβροσίας επώνυμον και της Ιταλίας διδάσκαλον, τον προστάτην της Χριστού Εκκλησίας και Μεδιολάνων τον Πρόεδρον, τον του...		ΑΓΙΟΥ ΑΜΒΡΟΣΙΟΥ ...Επάρχου υιόν και των πτωχών αντιλήπτορα μέγιστον, Αμβρόσιον τον ένδοξον Ιεράρχην πάντες τιμήσωμεν. Πρεσβεύει γαρ Κύριω, ελεηθήναι τας ψυχάς ημών.
Ayios (Saint) Amvrosios, bishop of Mediolanon (Milano), celebrates on December 7. Click on image to enlarge.

Ayios Amvrosios village, has been captured by the Turkish army after Turkey attacked CYPRUS July 20, 1974. All Greek Cypriots inhabitants were forced out by Turkish military forces and are now refugees in their own country.
GREEK LAWFUL INHABITANTS NEVER FORGET, and wait for the holy day of RETURN.

Map of Cyprus and pin-point of Ayios Amvrosios
"No one can rest, no one's conscious can be clean, until the hour comes when all refugees return to the ancient Greek land of Kyrenia. Kyrenia is the land where we belong, is the land of our ancient history, it is where our identity exists".

ΝΕΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ


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	The fishing boats arrive at the fishing marina at "Limnionas" area in now occupied Ayios Amvrosios. Click on the image to enlarge. Photo taken before July 1974. Courtesy of artist photographer Jacques Jakovides.

	The church of Ayios (Saint) Amvrosios in occupied Ayios Amvrosios village in Kyrenia district in CYPRUS. The church of Saint Amvrosios is waiting patiently until the Greek lawful inhabitants of Ayios Amvrosios village, return back. Click on the image to enlarge.
Occupied ILLEGALLY by Turkish Troops since 1974
	The church of Ayios (Saint) Amvrosios. Click on the image to enlarge. Photo taken before July 1974. Courtesy of artist photographer Jacques Jakovides.

	Panoramic View of Ayios Amvrosios village. Click on the image to enlarge. Photo taken before July 1974. Courtesy of artist photographer Jacques Jakovides.

Occupied ILLEGALLY by Turkish Troops since 1974
	The chapel of Ayios (Saint) Demetrianos in Ayios Amvrosios. In the far horizon you can see the small rock-island in the Kyrenian pelagos. According to legend there was a sea-beast terrorising the villagers of Ayios Amvrosios. They asked for Ayios Demetrianos help and Ayios Demetrianos transformed the sea-beast into that rock-island. The rock-island is called "shiros" and the area there is called also "shiros". Click on image to enlarge.

	The Elementary and High Schools of Ayios Amvrosios village. Honor and pride for the people of Ayios Amvrosios. The new High School was found in 1960 after the private "Higher School of Agios Amvrosios" became public.The new school was a classical Greek Gymnasium. The school complexes were improved and enlarged in 1966-67. The brutal turkish invasion forced all Greek inhabitants to flee the village and are now refugees in their own country. Click on image to enlarge.
Occupied ILLEGALLY by Turkish Troops since 1974
	An old photo of people from Ayios Amvrosios harvesting their crops. Ayios Amvrosios is the most famous village for producing the WORLD FAMOUS AGIOS AMVROSIOS APRICOTS. Click on image to enlarge.

	The Easter tradition of Trizo-gyra in Agios Amvrosios. Trizogyra is made with a straight pine tree approximately 75 feet long. They cut 8 feet from the thick side of the pine and they bury 3ft underground. Then they make a hole on the tree's thick side while they narrow the pole edge to fit in the hole. One person is then sited on the thin side of the tree and up to eight on the thick and thus forcing the thin side to elevate. Then they begin rolling the whole thing with extreme speed. The movement produces a very loud sound because of the addition of carbon and petroleum inside the whole. - Click on image to enlarge.

	Ayios Amvrosios. In the center you can see the house of Georghios Efthymiou of Efthymios. In the left, you can see the Geographic Survey offices of Nikolas Psaltis (upper level). At the right you can see the Agios Amvrosios church yard. Click on image to enlarge.

	Ayios Amvrosios KYRENIA district. A panoramic old view of the road connecting Agios Epiktitos and Agios Amvrosios. On the left hand side (north) you can see the beautiful sea shore. Click on image to enlarge.
Occupied ILLEGALLY by Turkish Troops since 1974
	Ayios Amvrosios KYRENIA district. A panoramic view of the beautiful sea shore. Click on image to enlarge.


The church of Agios Amvrosios along with the old Elementary School. click to enlarge.	The book "Saint Amvrosios (Kyrenia)" Limassol 1992. Author: Kyros Hadjikyros - Teacher

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