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Varosha
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Varosha in 2006 | |
Coordinates: 35°06′39″N 33°57′13″E / 35.11083°N 33.95361°E | |
Country (de jure) | ![]() |
• District | Famagusta District |
Country (de facto) | ![]() |
• District | Gazimağusa District |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 226 (Census of Northern Cyprus) 39,000 (at peak) |
Varosha (Greek: Βαρώσια, romanized: Varósia, locally [vaˈɾoʃa]; Turkish: Maraş [maˈɾaʃ] or Kapalı Maraş[2][3]) is the southern quarter of the Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus. Varosha has a population of 226 in the 2011 Northern Cyprus census.[4] The area of Varosha is 6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi).[5]
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