A small shrine in Vretsia abandoned village, Republic of Cyprus. The Turkish Cypriot residents had to flee after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

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Vretsia is an abandoned Turkish Cypriot village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 4 kilometres east of Koilineia. After the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkish-Cypriot natives of the village abandoned their properties and moved to the north of Cyprus.

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Size: 4160px × 5655px
Location: Vretsia, Paphos district, Cyprus
Photo credit: © Ian Rutherford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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