Kalopsida (; ) is a village in the Famagusta District of

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, east of Lysi. It is under the '' de facto'' control of

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. Before 1974, Kalopsida was an exclusively Greek Cypriot village; its residents were displaced during the

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

. In 1973, 1,023 Greek Cypriots lived in Kalopsida. Presently, it is inhabited by displaced

Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

from the south and some families from Turkey. It was renamed in Turkish in 1975; is the Turkish name of Paramali, which is where many of the Turkish Cypriots who now live in Kalopsida originate from. ''Kalopsidiotes'' (pronounced ; residents of Kalopsida) were known for being very brave and constantly carrying knives, which they regarded as a symbol of pride. The village has a football club (Çayönü) in

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Populated places in Gazimağusa District Communities in Famagusta District {{cyprus-geo-stub