{"id":4555,"date":"2018-09-02T16:41:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T13:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karavas.eu\/?page_id=4555"},"modified":"2022-08-17T12:36:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:36:37","slug":"the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Destruction of Religious Monuments and Archeological Sites in Karavas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jn476mv7-b4d161ed05a37ecf0ab619cfda0d1cd2\">\n#top .togglecontainer.av-jn476mv7-b4d161ed05a37ecf0ab619cfda0d1cd2 p.toggler{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground-color:#0054aa;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-jn476mv7-b4d161ed05a37ecf0ab619cfda0d1cd2 p.toggler .toggle_icon{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-jn476mv7-b4d161ed05a37ecf0ab619cfda0d1cd2 .toggle_wrap .toggle_content{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground-color:#0054aa;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-jn476mv7-b4d161ed05a37ecf0ab619cfda0d1cd2 av-minimal-toggle  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-cq1q23-165b6f42f4b935495adcd3e04825a020'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The Church of Saint George \" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The Church of Saint George \" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The Church of Saint George \">The Church of Saint George <span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The parish church of Saint Georgios was built in the southeast part of Karavas. In the 18th Century, there was a monastery built on that very same area but it was destroyed at the beginning of the 19th Century. The current basilica church was built between 1843 \u2013 1854, and it has a polygonal dome. The paintings and the woodcarving of the iconostasis, the pulpit and the women\u2019s seats are truly remarkable. The wood craved prophets at the top part of the iconostasis are also impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the Church of Saint Georgios is completely derelict and is in desperate need of restoration.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jpml2ej8-e5146370ffdcf04087cfa8b75e49614c\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jpml2ej8-e5146370ffdcf04087cfa8b75e49614c .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:20%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jpml2ej8-e5146370ffdcf04087cfa8b75e49614c avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-first  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou1.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou1.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='The Church of Saint George today\t'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9188 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9188\"  data-avia-tooltip='The Church of Saint George today\t' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou1' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9188 avia-img-lazy-loading-9188\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou1.jpg\" title='ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou1' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou2.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou2.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='The inside of the Church of Saint George today\r\n'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9190 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9190\"  data-avia-tooltip='The inside of the Church of Saint George today\r\n' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou2.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou2' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9190 avia-img-lazy-loading-9190\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou2.jpg\" title='ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou2' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou3N-2.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou3N-2.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='The inside of the Church of Saint George today\r\n'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9199 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9199\"  data-avia-tooltip='The inside of the Church of Saint George today\r\n' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou3N-2.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou3N' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9199 avia-img-lazy-loading-9199\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou3N-2.jpg\" title='ekklisia_agiou_gewrgiou3N' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-b9gi6z-8472ee9776954243dfb7f39be4b9560e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The Church of Saint Irene \" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The Church of Saint Irene \" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The Church of Saint Irene \">The Church of Saint Irene <span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The church of Saint Irene was built on the mountainside of Pentadaktylos in the southwestern part of Karavas. The church was built in 1804 by Protosiggelos Lavrentios and his son Xatzinikolas, who was killed during the massacre of the 9th July 1821. The inscription found on the icon of Saint Irene states that Protosiggelos and Xatzinikolas built the temple. A different yet exquisite icon is that of Saint Eftichios, Saint Eleftherios, Saint Georgios, Saint Prokopios and Saint Marina which dates back to 1766.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the church is also in terrible shape. It has been desecrated and abandoned, and is in desperate need of restoration.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jpml2ej8-4-c8ec15117ce79e679e5508f0fa7efe5e\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jpml2ej8-4-c8ec15117ce79e679e5508f0fa7efe5e .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:20%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jpml2ej8-4-c8ec15117ce79e679e5508f0fa7efe5e avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_gallery  el_before_av_gallery  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-2'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_agias_eirinis.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_agias_eirinis.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='The inside of the Church of Saint George today\r\n'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9201 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9201\"  data-avia-tooltip='The inside of the Church of Saint George today\r\n' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_agias_eirinis.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"250\"  title='ekkl_agias_eirinis' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9201 avia-img-lazy-loading-9201\"  width=\"169\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekkl_agias_eirinis.jpg\" title='ekkl_agias_eirinis' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-9vuvsb-c02a3a55c02c9b81c98d31bd285cebbc'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The Church of Evangelistria\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The Church of Evangelistria\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The Church of Evangelistria\">The Church of Evangelistria<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The church of Evangelistria is the biggest church of Karavas and it is located in the centre of the village. The plot on which the church stands was bought by the monastery of Kikkos and the church was built between 1906 \u2013 1917 with the proceeds of a fundraising initiave among the people of the village. The construction of the church took place under the supervision of the former mayor of Karavas Mr. Grigoris Xatzilambrou. The church hosted the festive doxologies of all national anniversaries. It was also the starting point for all the parades that marked the opening of celebrations in Karavas.<\/p>\n<p>Today the church is used as a mosque.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jptsj4d2-1583b305a8b0f4c33ef2c6bf5ca921bd\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jptsj4d2-1583b305a8b0f4c33ef2c6bf5ca921bd .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jptsj4d2-1583b305a8b0f4c33ef2c6bf5ca921bd avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_gallery  el_before_av_gallery  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-3'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias1.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-3' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias1.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='The Church of Panagia Evangelistria today\t'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9349 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9349\"  data-avia-tooltip='The Church of Panagia Evangelistria today\t' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias1' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9349 avia-img-lazy-loading-9349\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias1.jpg\" title='eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias1' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_panagias_evaggelistrias2.jpg\" 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\/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-7yadqz-063a439f81aa2330c8df0cdca801873a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-4' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The Monastery of Acheiropiitos\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The Monastery of Acheiropiitos\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The Monastery of Acheiropiitos\">The Monastery of Acheiropiitos<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-4' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The monastery of Acheiropiitos is one of the most remarkable byzantine monuments of Cyprus and it is built on the ruins of an older basilica church of the 6th \u2013 7th Century. Tradition has it that the church was named Acheiropiitos because it was not built by human hands. Centuries ago, when the Turks were about to burn Asia Minor, the Virgin Mary, who had her church on the opposite coast, lifted it from where it was and transferred it to Cyprus on the coasts of Lambousa in order to save it.<\/p>\n<p>From the icons, one can distinguish the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary, in which it is believed that the Holy Cloth is kept. At the foot of the icon there is an inscription saying that monk Philotheos made a new icon of Virgin Mary in 1765, in which he placed \u201cpart of the cloth\u201d he found after the Turks had broken the old icon. The Acheiropiitos monastery operated as the first primary school of the area during the years of the Turkish occupation.<\/p>\n<p>The monastery stands derelict and silent, located in a Turkish military area.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jptsj4d2-3-b8d0360093a7a34ca62cd2677b78995a\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jptsj4d2-3-b8d0360093a7a34ca62cd2677b78995a .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jptsj4d2-3-b8d0360093a7a34ca62cd2677b78995a avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_gallery  el_before_av_gallery  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-4'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_axeiropoiitou1.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_axeiropoiitou1.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='The inside of the Church of Acheiropiitos today\t'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9355 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9355\"  data-avia-tooltip='The inside of the Church of Acheiropiitos today\t' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_axeiropoiitou1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='eswteriko_axeiropoiitou1' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9355 avia-img-lazy-loading-9355\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/eswteriko_axeiropoiitou1.jpg\" title='eswteriko_axeiropoiitou1' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/templos_monis_axeipopoiitou2.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-4' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/templos_monis_axeipopoiitou2.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='The chancel of the Church of Acheiropiitos\r\n'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9357 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9357\"  data-avia-tooltip='The chancel of the Church of Acheiropiitos\r\n' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/templos_monis_axeipopoiitou2.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='templos_monis_axeipopoiitou2' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9357 avia-img-lazy-loading-9357\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/templos_monis_axeipopoiitou2.jpg\" title='templos_monis_axeipopoiitou2' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-6jj6ff-a23833b15921d413558852b7687b822a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-5' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The church of Saint Evlalios\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The church of Saint Evlalios\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The church of Saint Evlalios\">The church of Saint Evlalios<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-5' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-5' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>To the east of Acheiropiitos, in the area of ancient Lambousa, one can find thechurch of Saint Evlalios, dedicated to the first bishop of Lambousa. The church was built on the remains of an older church in the 16th century.<\/p>\n<p>The history of the church is similar to that of Acheiropiitos, that is, it was built in the 6th, 11th and 16th centuries. The surviving church was erected by Archbishop Neophytos in the 16th century and is of the Franco-Byzantine style.<\/p>\n<p>The church is located in a Turkish military area near the monastery of Acheiropiitos. It lies abandoned and desperately needs to be restored.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-4d58x7-50354a92944cb98c6e8c84e8ae7c5685'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-6' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The Archeological Site of Lambousa\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The Archeological Site of Lambousa\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The Archeological Site of Lambousa\">The Archeological Site of Lambousa<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-6' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-6' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Lambousa was the first capital of the area of Kerynia and the headquarters of various Lambousa bishops with the first being Saint Evlalios, whose chapel still stands on the ruins of ancient Lambousa, known as \u201cKatalymata\u201d. According to Stravonas, just after the Trojan War, Praxandros and the Lakones from Peloponnisos built ancient Lapithos in this area, which later evolved into a kingdom that flourished during the Roman and Byzantine years. This kingdom was so brilliant and had such wealth and beauty that the Byzantines called it \u201cLambousa\u201d. In the \u201cKatalymata\u201d, which are near the harbour of Karavas, lots of ancient artefacts have been discovered, including jewellery and silver trays.<\/p>\n<p>The archeological site of Lambousa is also located in the Turkish military area and no effort is made to protect or preserve this historical area. Rumour has it that there have been many illegal excavations in the area and many of the ancient Lambousa ruins have been destroyed.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jptsj4d2-2-8ef1230de447c8d2e2c226ee3b3d250e\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jptsj4d2-2-8ef1230de447c8d2e2c226ee3b3d250e .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jptsj4d2-2-8ef1230de447c8d2e2c226ee3b3d250e avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_gallery  el_before_av_gallery  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-5'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_arxeologikos_lampousas1.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-5' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_arxeologikos_lampousas1.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Archeological site of Lambousa'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9359 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9359\"  data-avia-tooltip='Archeological site of Lambousa' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_arxeologikos_lampousas1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='ekklisia_arxeologikos_lampousas1' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9359 avia-img-lazy-loading-9359\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/ekklisia_arxeologikos_lampousas1.jpg\" title='ekklisia_arxeologikos_lampousas1' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-9hqwb-415347bb748e6e5a56f56c7dcbc02438'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-7' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-7' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-7' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The Karavas Cemetery\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The Karavas Cemetery\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The Karavas Cemetery\">The Karavas Cemetery<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-7' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-7' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A cemetery is an important and sacred place for all societies. It is the place where our ancestors are buried, the place which reminds us of what our ancestors had gone through and what they had faced in order to provide for us.<\/p>\n<p>The present state of our cemeteries is truly revolting. The broken crosses and desecrated tombs evoke feelings of frustration and rage.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of the Turkish invasion are evidently horrible. The people of Karavas are still patiently waiting for the end of this long and painful torture<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jptsj4d2-1-39ca32570099840bd764c9ce41f0dce6\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-jptsj4d2-1-39ca32570099840bd764c9ce41f0dce6 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-jptsj4d2-1-39ca32570099840bd764c9ce41f0dce6 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-last  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-6'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/turkish-invasion\/the-destruction-of-religious-monuments-and-archeological-sites-in-karavas\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava1.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-6' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava1.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='The cemetery of Karavas today\t'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9361 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9361\"  data-avia-tooltip='The cemetery of Karavas today\t' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='koimitirio_karava1' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9361 avia-img-lazy-loading-9361\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava1.jpg\" title='koimitirio_karava1' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava2.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-6' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava2.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='The cemetery of Karavas today\r\n'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9363 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9363\"  data-avia-tooltip='The cemetery of Karavas today\r\n' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava2.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='koimitirio_karava2' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9363 avia-img-lazy-loading-9363\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava2.jpg\" title='koimitirio_karava2' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava3.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-6' data-prev-img='https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava3.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='The cemetery of Karavas today\r\n'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9365 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9365\"  data-avia-tooltip='The cemetery of Karavas today\r\n' src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava3.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\"  title='koimitirio_karava3' alt='' \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9365 avia-img-lazy-loading-9365\"  width=\"250\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/koimitirio_karava3.jpg\" title='koimitirio_karava3' alt='' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4551,"menu_order":157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4555","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4555\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karavas.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}