Iskele, Northern Cyprus

On the return from Karpaz to Famagusta you pass the village Yeni Iskele. The Greek name of the village is Trikomo. The name Yeni Iskele is a reminder of the relocation of Turkish Cypriots from the Turkish district Iskele in the city of Larnaca on the island’s south coast. The Turkish Cypriots who lived there before had to go away after the war. They moved in 1975 to Trikomo, which was renamed to Yeni (new) Iskele. At the center of the village there’s the 15th century church of St. Jacob (Avios Iakovos). There’s an odd coincidence in the fact that the village was the birthplace of the EOKA-colonel George Grivas. He was a leading spokesman of Cyprus reunion with Greece. Grivas died six months before the war in 1974.

Follow any of the links for places of interest in Iskele

Aphendrika

Icon Museum of Iskele

The Apostolos Andreas Monastery

The Aya Trias Basilica

The Ayios Philon Church

The Kantara Castle