- Maratha, Cyprus
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Maratha Μαράθα (Greek) Muratağa (Turkish) Location in Cyprus
MarathaCoordinates: 35°12′42″N 33°46′34″E / 35.21167°N 33.77611°ECoordinates: 35°12′42″N 33°46′34″E / 35.21167°N 33.77611°E Country 
CyprusDistrict Famagusta District Municipality Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Maratha (Greek: Μαράθα, Turkish: Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko.
In 1974 a mass-grave containing the bodies of more than 80 murdered Turkish-Cypriots men, women and children was found here. These were the people who were killed in the Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[1]
See also
- Santalaris
References
- ^ Paul Sant Cassia, Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory, and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus, Berghahn Books, 2007, ISBN 9781845452285, p. 237.
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Categories:- Cyprus geography stubs
- Populated places in Famagusta District
- Populated places in Northern Cyprus
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