Web links Other Places of Interest Varosha
Fritzthecat
Braintree, United Kingdom90%
[Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] Michael J. Totten describes his visit to the ghost town Varosha (also known as Varousha and Maras) in his "Middle East Journal". He starts his report with an overview of the history of the part of Famagusta that has been sealed of by the Turkish Army in 1974 and has never been opened to public ever since.
He describes how he tried to get closer to the fenced of area by accessing it from the beach of a holiday resort in Famagusta, and how Turkish soldiers tried to app [more] [Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] Michael J. Totten describes his visit to the ghost town Varosha (also known as Varousha and Maras) in his "Middle East Journal". He starts his report with an overview of the history of the part of Famagusta that has been sealed of by the Turkish Army in 1974 and has never been opened to public ever since.
He describes how he tried to get closer to the fenced of area by accessing it from the beach of a holiday resort in Famagusta, and how Turkish soldiers tried to approach him to conifiscate his camera. The website also shows the photos he managed to make during his trip. [less]
Fritzthecat
Braintree, United Kingdom50%
[Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] This wikipedia entry gives a very brief overview on the history of the closed area of Famagusta. It describes how it became a ghost-town and provides some links that are related to the subject which might be of interest.
Fritzthecat
Braintree, United Kingdom70%
[Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] This webpage shows two photographs of the ghost-town. One that was taken before the area was sealed off by the Turkish army in 1974, when Varosha was a developing seaside resort, and one that has been taken recently from outside of the barbed wire fencing that surrounds the city now.
An accompanying text describes how the citizens of Varosha fled their homes - leaving literaly everything behind. Another article, written by Andreas Charalambous (The Washington Post), [more] [Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] This webpage shows two photographs of the ghost-town. One that was taken before the area was sealed off by the Turkish army in 1974, when Varosha was a developing seaside resort, and one that has been taken recently from outside of the barbed wire fencing that surrounds the city now.
An accompanying text describes how the citizens of Varosha fled their homes - leaving literaly everything behind. Another article, written by Andreas Charalambous (The Washington Post), tells how he got a photo back that had been taken in 1972 when he was 2 years old and which was left behind when his family fled the town. [less]
Fritzthecat
Braintree, United Kingdom90%
[Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] CivilitasResearch have published an article from The Independent (26/04/2004) about the ghost-town in Famagusta. This article describes the events prior to the occupation of the Northern part of the island by the Turkish Army, how and why Varosha has been sealed off and what lies behind the fence. It also deals with the political problems that arose afterwards and how the UN tried to solve the problem, the Anan plan and the referendum that resulted in the rejection o [more] [Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] CivilitasResearch have published an article from The Independent (26/04/2004) about the ghost-town in Famagusta. This article describes the events prior to the occupation of the Northern part of the island by the Turkish Army, how and why Varosha has been sealed off and what lies behind the fence. It also deals with the political problems that arose afterwards and how the UN tried to solve the problem, the Anan plan and the referendum that resulted in the rejection of the plan by the Greek Cypriot citizens. [less]
Fritzthecat
Braintree, United Kingdom60%
[Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] Rolf Plamberg has taken photographs of the UN Buffer zone and Varousha in Famagusta. On this web-page 10 of his photos, which have been taken in between 1999-2005, can be viewed. The thumbnails on top of the page can be enlarged by clicking on them, explanations on what the photos show are printed underneath.
Fritzthecat
Braintree, United Kingdom60%
[Fritzthecat, 12/06/2007] Freaddan has taken a trip to Cyprus in September 2005 and brought back some photos of Varousha which he has published on pbase. The photos show several of the direlict buildings and the view over the coastline of the ghost-town. Every photo can be enlarged by clicking on it and comes with a short explanatory text.
