The Maronites of Cyprus

THE MARONITES OF CYPRUS 28 The Maronite cemetery in Nicosia is located in the Ayii Trimithias area and has been used since 1979. Between 1957 and 1974, a shared Maronite-Latin cemetery operated in Ayios Dhometios (Grammar School area), which after the 1974 Turkish invasion was abandoned, as it is adjacent to the ceasefire line. A new cemetery is planned for Marki on land provided by the government of Cyprus. The Maronite cemetery in Limassol is located in the Ayios Athanasios area and has been used since 1998; prior to its establishment, Maronites were using the Latin cemetery in the Neapolis area. In occupied Kormakitis, the current cemetery has been in use since 1946. In addition to enclaved Maronites, members of the community who were displaced in 1974 are also buried in Kormakitis. There are also two cemeteries in occupied Ayia Marina, the newest established in 1955, and two in occupied Asomatos, the newest in use since 1911. The cemetery in Karpasha remains in use. Prior to 1966, the Maronite community also had a cemetery in Famagusta. Cemeteries ● The Maronite cemetery outside Nicosia.