The once thriving seaside resort of Varosha near Famagusta has been a ghost town since the Turkish army invaded in 1974.
Der ehemals bluehenden Badeort Varosha bei Famagusta ist seit dem Einmarsch der tuerkischen Armee 1974 eine Geisterstadt. Dahinter verlaeuft die, von der UNO kontrollierte, Demarkationslinie, die griechisch- und tuerkische Zyprioten voneinander trennt. | The formerly prosperous seaside resort Varosha near Famagusta has been a ghost town since the invasion of the Turkish army in 1974. Behind this is the UN-controlled demarcation line separating Greek and Turkish Cypriots from each other.
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Location: Varosha
Photo credit: © Marcos Gittis / Alamy / Afripics
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