Petra, Cyprus
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Petra is a former intercommunal village, now largely destroyed and uninhabited, located in Northern Cyprus, east of the town of Lefka
near the Green Line.
Originally inhabited by Greek Cypriots, since the Turkish invasion in 1974
, the village has been solely inhabited and largely destroyed by Turkish troops.
Lefka
Lefka is a town in Northern Cyprus, overlooking Morphou Bay. It is located in the Nicosia District , in the area under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion. In 1997 Lefka had 6,000 inhabitants. The town is the site of the European University of Lefke....
near the Green Line.
Originally inhabited by Greek Cypriots, since the Turkish invasion in 1974
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...
, the village has been solely inhabited and largely destroyed by Turkish troops.