Afania

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| subdivision_name1 = Famagusta District

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| subdivision_name3 = Lefkoşa District

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| population_as_of = 2011

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Afania ({{langx|el|Αφάνεια}}; {{langx|tr|Gaziköy}} or {{lang|tr|Afanya}}) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Vatili. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents.{{cite book |last1=Papacostas |first1=Tasos |editor1-last=Michaelides |editor1-first=D. |title=Historic Nicosia |date=2012 |publisher=Rimal Publications |location=Nicosia |page=87|chapter=Byzantine Nicosia: 650-1191}}

Before the 1974 Turkish invasion, Afania was inhabited both by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. In 1973, it had an estimated population of 907, 588 of whom were Greek- and 319 Turkish-Cypriot. All Greek Cypriots fled to the south in 1974 and displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south moved in the village. In 1976–77, a few families from Turkey were settled in Afania.{{cite web|title=AFANTEIA|url=http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/default.asp?id=539|website=Internal Displacement in Cyprus|publisher=PRIO Cyprus Centre|access-date=15 January 2015}} As of 2011, it had a population of 713.

Sports

Turkish Cypriot Gaziköy Sports Club was founded in 1952, and is now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[http://www.kktcfkb.com/#!kinci-lig/c1krh Northern Cyprus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618151926/http://www.kktcfkb.com/ |date=2015-06-18 }} Association of Football Clubs

References

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{{Famagusta District}}

{{Lefkoşa District}}

Category:Communities in Famagusta District

Category:Populated places in Lefkoşa District

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