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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Cyprus:
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrators | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish massacre of Greeks. | 117 CE | mainly Salamis | 240,000 | Jewish rebels | After the revolt had been fully defeated, laws were created forbidding any Jews to live on the island. See Kitos War |
| Massacre in Lefkara | 1570 | Lefkara | 400 | Republic of Venice | against Cypriots of village |
| Massacre in Nicosia | September 9, 1570 | Nicosia | 16,000-20,000 | Ottoman army | The city was looted following its fall to Ottomans, the figure is an estimation of deaths. |
| 9 July Massacre of Greek-Cypriots | July 9, 1821 | Nicosia | 470 | Ottoman army | Hundreds of prominent Greek-Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed by the Ottoman Turks. |
| Geunyeli Massacre of Greek-Cypriots | June 12, 1958 | Geunyeli | 8 | Turkish Cypriot Civilians | On June 12, 1958, eight Greek-Cypriots were killed by Turkish Cypriot locals, near the village of Geunyeli, after having being ordered to walk back to their village of Kondemenos |
References
- JewishEncyclopedia.com - CYPRUS, Dio Cassius, lxviii. 32
- Hill, George (2010), Luke, Harry (ed.), "The Church under the Turks (1571–1878)", A History of Cyprus, Cambridge University Press, pp. 305–400, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511751738.011, ISBN 978-0-511-75173-8, retrieved 2020-03-25
- "A History of Cyprus. By Sir <italic>George Hill</italic>. Volumes II and III. (New York: Cambridge University Press. 1948. Pp. xl, 496; vi, 497–1198. $23.50 per set.)". The American Historical Review. July 1949. doi:10.1086/ahr/54.4.865. ISSN 1937-5239.
- US Library of Congress Federal Research Division,Library of Congress.
- Hopkins, T.C.F. (2007). Confrontation at Lepanto: Christendom vs. Islam. Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 9781466841499. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- "Cyprus - OTTOMAN RULE". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- The Outbreak of Communal Strife, 1958 Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The Guardian, London.