battle, Cold War

Battle of Famagusta

Name: Battle of Famagusta
Location: Famagusta, Cyprus

Battle of Famagusta was a battle fought in 1955 at Famagusta, in what is now Cyprus. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Famagusta. It was part of Q16146587. The recorded result: EOKA victory.

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Fought1955

WhereFamagusta, Cyprus35.117N, 33.950E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEOKA victory

BelligerentsEOKAagainstBritish Empire

Part ofQ16146587

Where it sits in Q16146587

5 placed engagements of Q16146587 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1955 (year precision)
Place	Famagusta, Cyprus 35.117N, 33.950E
Kind	Battle, Cold War

Placed at Famagusta; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Famagusta 1570, same recorded site
Battle of Salamis 306 BC, 6.3 km NW
Siege of Kition 450 BC, 36 km SW
Battle of Omorphita 1963, 53 km W
Battle of Agios Dometios 1974, 57 km W

In the same war

After: Battle of the Pine 1955

Elsewhere in 1955

Battle of Yijiangshan Islands People's Republic of China
Battle of Saigon Vietnam
Battle of Philippeville Algeria
Battle of Dachen Archipelago People's Republic of China
First Battle of El Djorf Algeria

Battle of Famagusta is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 23 in present-day Cyprus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q23018834, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Famagusta, revision 1370440532, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.