Zygi
Zygi | |
|---|---|
  Zygi | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′N 33°20′E / 34.733°N 33.333°ECoordinates: 34°44′N 33°20′E / 34.733°N 33.333°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Larnaca District |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 803 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Zygi (Greek: Ζύγι; Turkish: Terazi) is a small village on the south coast of Cyprus, between Limassol and Larnaca. Before 1974, Zygi had a mixed Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot population.[1]
Explosion[]
The Evangelos Florakis Navy Base explosion of 11 July 2011 damaged every house in the village.
Refugee centre controversy[]
In 2018, the village was the site of protests supported by anti-immigrant party ELAM and members of the local council against the building of a centre for unaccompanied refugee children.[2][3] Other residents disputed the protest.[4]
This controversy led to some Cypriots calling for a boycott of the village, which is famous for its taverns. Notably, a trip to the village by a nearby school was cancelled, after students refused to go, as they considered that their immigrant classmates wouldn't be welcome.[5]
Notable residents[]
Notable people who reside in the village are horror-mystery writer Fivos Kyprianou and folklore poet Chambis Achniotis.
References[]
- ^ "ZYGI". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Outraged Zygi residents halt work on unaccompanied minors centre | Cyprus Mail".
- ^ Kωσtantinoy, Kωσtaσ. "Τα ορφανά του Ζυγιού και η ανθρωπιά που χάθηκε". Politis.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zygi divided over refugee facility".
- ^ ""Μαθητές αρνήθηκαν να μεταβούν σε εκδρομή στο Ζύγι" (English: Students refused to go on an excursion to Zygi)". politis.com (in Greek).
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