Achna
Appearance
Achna | |
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Άχνα (Greek) Duzce (Turkis) | |
Coordinates: 35°3′19″N 33°47′4″E / 35.05528°N 33.78444°E | |
Kintra | De jure De facto |
Destrict | Famagusta Destrict |
Population (2001 [1]) | |
• Total | 1,952 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Achna (Greek: Άχνα Turkis: Duzce), is a veelage in Cyprus in the Famagusta Destrict, juist north o the Unitit Naitions Buffer Zone. Efter the conflict in 1974, the displacit residents built a new veelage sooth o the auld location.
Achna is weel kent for its fitbaa club Ethnikos Achna FC, that wan the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2006. In 2001 the nummer o inhabitants wis 1,952.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]The inhabitants built a proveesional veelage o tents in the Achna forest (Dasaki tis Achnas), some hunder metres awa frae their auld veelage, an stairtit later tae build a new veelage, Dasaki Achnas, near the auld location, athin the confines o the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Aurie
Gallery
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The "Dasaki tis Achnas" Memorial Kirk in the shape o tent.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus (MS Excel), 2001 Population Census