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CYPRUS PHOTO SET FAMAGUSTA VAROSHA

epa08729413 A view on a newly-opened street of abandoned quarter of Varosha in Famagusta, Cyprus, 08 October 2020. Famagusta’s quarter Varosha, was partially opened to civilians after being sealed off for years. All of Varosha’s 39,000 residents fled the advancing Turkish army during an invasion in 1974. The reopening of Varosha was condemned by Cyprus’s internationally recognized government. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Varosha, the fenced off section of the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta, is often described as a ‘ghost town’. UN Security Council resolution 550 (1984) considers any attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible and calls for the transfer of this area to the administration of the UN. UN Security Council resolution 789 (1992) also urges that with a view to the implementation of resolution 550 (1984), the area at present under the control of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus be extended to include Varosha. EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

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