battle, Cold War

Battle of Omorphita

Name: Battle of Omorphita
Start: 1963-12-23
Location: Omorfita, Cyprus

Battle of Omorphita was a battle fought on 23 December 1963 at Omorfita, in what is now Cyprus; it lasted 3 days. It was part of Cypriot intercommunal violence. The recorded result: Greek Victory. Recorded strength: 77 against Unknown.

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Fought23 December 1963lasted 3 days

WhereOmorfita, Cyprus35.192N, 33.375E

OutcomeGreek Victory

BelligerentsCyprusagainstTurkish Cypriots; Turkish Resistance Organisation

Casualties and lossesFew killed; 3 missingandMore than 92 killed; More than 475 injured; Hundreds captives

Part ofCypriot intercommunal violence

Record

Date	23 December 1963 to 26 December 1963
Place	Omorfita, Cyprus 35.192N, 33.375E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	77	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Few killed; 3 missing	More than 92 killed; More than 475 injured; Hundreds captives
Commanders	Nikos Sampson

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Agios Dometios 1974, 4.7 km SW
Battle of Pentemili beachhead 1974, 22 km NW
Siege of Kition 450 BC, 39 km SE
Battle of Salamis 306 BC, 49 km E
Siege of Famagusta 1570, 53 km E

Elsewhere in 1963

Battle of Omorphita 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 Q123758140, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Omorphita, revision 1370271199, 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.