THE ARMENIANS OF CYPRUS 26 Despite its relatively small size, the Armenian-Cypriot community has several monuments to show: • In the courtyard of the Virgin Mary cathedral in Nicosia there is the marble Genocide Monument (1991) and two marble ossuaries containing Genocide martyrs’ bone remains from the Der Zor desert in Syria (2000). • In front of the Virgin Mary cathedral there is a marble khachkar (cross-stone), dedicated to the eternal friendship between Armenians and Greeks of Cyprus (2001), and the bronze bust of Archbishop Zareh Aznavorian (2005). • In front of Nareg School in Nicosia there is the sandstone statue of Saint Krikor Naregatsi (1991). • In front of the Homenetmen-AYMA club there is a marble tomb containing Genocide martyrs’ bone remains from the Der Zor desert in Syria (2002). • In front of the Nicosia AGBU club there is the sandstone bust of AGBU founder, Boghos Noubar Pasha (1991). • Within the premises of the Melkonian Educational Institute there is the marble Mausoleum of the Benefactors (1956), the carved sandstone monuments for the Armenian Alphabet and Mother Armenia (1981), the marble bust of Alec Manougian (1990) and a series of sandstone busts depicting important pillars of Armenian history and letters (Hovhannes Aivazovsky, Hagop Meghabard, Gomidas Vartabed, Saint Mesrob Mashdots, General Antranik, Vahan Tekeyan and Movses Khorenatsi: 1990-1991). • At the ancient Armenian cemetery in Nicosia there is a commemorative metal plaque containing the names of the 419 people buried there between 1877 and 1931 (2010). Monuments • Adjacent to the Larnaka marina there is the bronze Armenian Genocide Memorial, marking the spot where thousands of Armenian Genocide refugees first set foot in Cyprus (2008). • In front of the Saint George church in Limassol there is a tuff stone khachkar (cross-stone: 2008). • In front of Saint Stephen’s church in Larnaka there is a tuff stone khachkar (cross-stone), dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Adana massacre and the myriads of Armenian martyrs (2011). • At the Larnaka Armenian cemetery there is a tuff stone khachkar (cross-stone), dedicated to all deceased of the Armenian nation in Larnaka (2012). • At the new Nicosia Armenian cemetery there is a tuff stone khachkar (cross-stone), dedicated to all deceased of the Armenian nation (2013). • At the grove of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Protocol Division in Nicosia there is a tuff stone khachkar (cross-stone), dedicated from the Armenian people to the friendly people of Cyprus (2016). The following Armenian monuments are located in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus: • Within the old Armenian church compound in Nicosia there is the first Armenian Genocide monument (1932), the second oldest of its kind in the world. Only its base survives. • Within the square outside the Magaravank there is a stone column, dedicated to the visit there of Catholicos Sahag II (1933). • On top of a hill overlooking the Magaravank there is a mortar obelisk, dedicated to Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste, his visit there in 1695 and the 200th anniversary of the Mekhitarist Order (1931).