Massacre

Massacre in Nicosia

19 Sep 1570 · 35.17° N, 33.37° E

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When
19 Sep 1570
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
20,000
Coordinates
35.17° N, 33.37° E
Description
16th century Ottoman mass-killing of Greeks

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Massacre in Nicosia

1570 Ottoman killing of Greeks in Cyprus

The Massacre in Nicosia was the massacre of over 20,000 Greeks in Nicosia, Cyprus, committed by forces of the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573.

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