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Patriki

Field	Value
settlement_type	village
name	Patriki
official_name	Πατρίκι (Greek) Tuzluca (Turkish)
pushpin_map	Cyprus
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Cyprus
subdivision_type	Country (de jure)
subdivision_name	Cyprus
subdivision_type1	• District
subdivision_name1	Famagusta District
subdivision_type2	Country (de facto)
subdivision_name2	Northern Cyprus
subdivision_type3	• District
subdivision_name3	İskele District
established_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type

Patriki (, ) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpas Peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

History

The village has been under Turkish occupation since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The village used to be inhabited by Greek Cypriots. In his book Historic Cyprus (second edition 1947) Rupert Gunnis (who was Inspector of Antiquities on the island at the time) wrote:

Pre-1974, the main church used by the Greek Orthodox villagers was Archangelos Michail, however it was desecrated by the Turkish Army post-1974 and has been used as a mosque since. The smaller church of Agios Georgios is in a deteriorating condition, having been desecrated and repurposed for storing fertilizer for agriculture. The village is also home to two chapels, Agios Prodromos and Panagia Trypimeni, both of which suffer from desecration and neglect as a result of the Turkish occupation.

In popular culture

Patriki is the home village of Kyriacos Panayiotou, the father of English singer George Michael.

Notable people

Philipos C. Loizou (1965–2012), university professor

References

{{Northern Cyprus-note
Jovanovich, Rob, ''George Michael - the Biography'', Piatkus Books, 2008, page 13

Wikipedia Source

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