Achna (; ) is an abandoned village in the

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. It is just north of the

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and it is under the '' de facto'' control of

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. After the 1974 Turkish invasion, its displaced inhabitants built a new village nearby.

New village

The inhabitants of Achna built a provisional tent village in the Achna forest (''Dasaki tis Achnas''), some hundred meters away from their old village, and later started to build a new village, Dasaki Achnas, near the old location, within the confines of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area. Dasaki Achnas' population in 2011 was 2,087.

Sports

Achna is known for its football club,

Ethnikos Achna FC Ethnikos Achna Football Club (), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot professional football club based in the village of Dasaki Achnas. Founded in 1968, the club currently plays in the Cypriot First Division. Ethn ...

Gallery

File:Achna main-street.jpg, Dasaki Achnas main street File:Achna-memorial.jpg, Memorial Church in the shape of tent in Dasaki Achnas

References

Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in Gazimağusa District Greek Cypriot villages depopulated during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus Former populated places in Cyprus {{cyprus-geo-stub