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THE LATINS OF CYPRUS 29 The Latin community has its own cemeteries: • In the Nicosia area there are two cemeteries. The old Latin cemetery, shared with the Maronites, started operating in 1935 to the west of Agios Dometios, but in 1974 it was abandoned, as it is adjacent to the ceasefire line. On the 2nd of November each year (All Souls’ day), a visit to the grounds is allowed with an UNFICYP escort. The new cemetery, in the Nisou area, started its operation in 2007, on land granted by the government. • Larnaka’s Latin cemetery, to the south-east of the Orthodox cemetery, started operating in 1880. • Limassol’s Latin cemetery, next to the Fire Brigade station, which started operating in 1905, is no longer in use because no more burial space is available. Since 2007 the Latin community has been using Limassol’s Maronite cemetery, which has been operating since 1998. • The Latin cemetery in Mesa Chorio, to the south-east of the settlement, has been in operation since 1994. There are also small chapels in the old Nicosia cemetery and the Larnaka, Limassol and Mesa Chorio cemeteries. The chapel in the Nicosia cemetery was built in 1957, the chapel in the Larnaka cemetery was built in 1933, while the chapel in the Limassol cemetery was built in 1905. Finally, the chapel of Saints Cosmas and Damian at the Mesa Chorio cemetery was between 1994 and 1995. Before the 1974 Turkish invasion, there was a Latin family cemetery at the Kontea manor, at which burials were made between 1878-1965. Cemeteries l View of the Latin cemetery in Larnaka.