Agios Ilias, Cyprus
Agios Ilias is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located north-east of Trikomo. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
Traditionally, Agios Ilias was primarily inhabited by Greek-speaking Orthodox Christians. In 1973, it had 355 inhabitants, all of whom were Greek Cypriot. In August 1974, they were forced to flee their village by the approaching Turkish army. Today, Agios Ilias is inhabited by settlers from the Denizli Province of Turkey.
The first school was established in the village during the Ottoman period, in 1865. Before then, the village priests provided some teaching from religious books held in the church.
