Kokkinotrimithia

Kokkinotrimithia is located about 20 kilometers west of Nicosia in the homonymous province of Cyprus, and it is situated 60 kilometers southeast of Larnaca, almost 100 kilometers from Limassol, and 170 kilometers from Paphos.

Situated close to the border line, the village of Kokkinotrimithia is the industrial area of ​​the capital of Cyprus and is divided into three residential areas, measuring about 5000 permanent residents. Its story begins around the 14th century when the settlement was given to Belaraz, and then to Lucas Bragadino. Kokkinotrimithia, however, was marked forever when it was converted into a concentration camp by the English, who built the homonymous detention facilities. There hundreds of Greek Cypriots were imprisoned as political prisoners during the EOKA liberation struggle (1955-1959). The barbed wire of this old camp, with the wooden tower of the guards, are still there to remind of the bloody history of the village. After the Turkish invasion in 1974 the community received several refugees, resulting in the creation of two refugee settlements in the area.

In Kokkinotrimithia you can admire remarkable examples of local architecture, such as the old brick-built houses of the community. South of the current settlement, there is another historic building, which now houses the local police, but which in the past was a train station. In addition, the village has five churches, all of which stand out for their great architecture, and four of them form a cruciform shape as seen from above. Centrally is located the basilica church of Panagia (building of 1905), as well as the small Byzantine temple of Agios Georgios dating back to the 11th or 12th centuries. There is also the monument to the Fallen and the Missing of 1974. Next to the cemetery of the community is the ancient church of Archangel Michael (16th century), while the church of the Virgin Mary is located between the temples of Archangel Michael and St. George. Finally, in the village are also the temples of Agios Mamas (west of the settlement), Apostolou Barnabas, which is also the most modern and largest of the community, and the chapel of Agios Eleftherios, which is located in the detention facilities.

Finally, Kokkinotrimithia borders with Mammari, which is to the north, Nicosia's Paleometocho, which is to the southwest, Akaki to the west and Nicosia to the east of the village.