Battle of Omorphita 1963
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 23 December 1963 – 26 December 1963 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1963 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Northern Cyprus | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Cypriot intercommunal violence | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 35.1917, 33.3750 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Omorphita was an armed engagement between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot militias in December 1963 in the Cypriot town of Omorphita, part of the crisis of 1963.
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