Vroisha

Vroisha or Frodisia (Greek: Βροΐσια [ˈvro.iʃa] or Φρόδισια; Turkish: Vroişa or Yağmuralan) is a deserted village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, in the Paphos Forest. Before 1964, it was inhabited exclusively by Turkish Cypriots. Vroisha was deserted between 15 and 18 March 1964. [1] Soon after, the Forestry Commission of the Republic of Cyprus razed the village to the ground. The village has been known as Vroişa (Vroisha in English) for hundreds of years; sometime after 1974, the Republic of Cyprus changed its official name to "Frodisia".[2]

Frodisia
village
Frodisia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°3′54″N 32°39′29″E
Country Cyprus
DistrictNicosia District

References

  1. Entry for Vroisha on the website, 'Internal Displacement in Cyprus'
  2. Vroisha (Yağmuralan) Association – United Kingdom.


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