Maratha, Cyprus
Maratha
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Maratha Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′42″N 33°46′34″E / 35.21167°N 33.77611°E | |
| Country (de jure) | Cyprus |
| • District | Famagusta District |
| Country (de facto) | Northern Cyprus |
| • District | Gazimağusa District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Maratha (Greek: Μαράθα, Turkish: Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents.
In 1974 a mass-grave containing the bodies of more than 80 murdered Turkish-Cypriots men, women and children was found here. These were the people who were massacred by the EOKA-B in the Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.