Afania

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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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Before the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFANTEIA|url=http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/default.asp?id=539|website=Internal Displacement in Cyprus|publisher=[[PRIO|PRIO Cyprus Centre]]|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>[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</ref>

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[[Category:Communities in Famagusta District]] [[Category:Populated places in Lefkoşa District]]