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Zoopigi () is a village one kilometre north of Kalo Chorio in the
from Marathonas, who was in the team of
Zoopigi () is a village one kilometre north of Kalo Chorio in the Limassol District
The Limassol District, or simply Limassol or Lemesos, is one of the six districts of Cyprus. , it had a population of 262,238, 75,7% of which was urban The district's capital city is Limassol. Part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri an ...
of Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
. The village has three churches: Saint Nektarios church, Saint Marina church and church of St. Mary of the Spring (Zoodohos pigi), hence the name Zoopigi. The church of St. Mary of the Spring is the oldest. It was built in the 13th century AD. It is single-aisled wooden church covered with a large gabled roof as with the church of Saint Marina. The church of Saint Nektarios church is new, built in the 20th century. It has a Commandaria
Commandaria (also called Commanderia and Coumadarka; , and Cypriot Greek κουμανταρκά) is an amber-coloured sweet dessert wine made in the Commandaria region of Cyprus on the foothills of the Troödos Mountains. Commandaria is made fro ...
Museum on the south of the village.
History
In the war of 1955-57br>Makis Giorgallasfrom Marathonas, who was in the team of
Grigoris Afxentiou
Grigoris Pieris Afxentiou (; 22 February 1928 – 3 March 1957) was a Greek-Cypriot insurgent leader who led campaigns against the British colonial government as a member of EOKA. He was second-in-command to general Georgios Grivas and used the p ...
was killed by a group of traitors at night by traitors near their hideout in Zoopigi. In the war of 1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
Antonis Antoniou, who was from Zoopigi was killed by the Turks.
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