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[iceman]

For those interested,the book "Heigaz Mangoian 1907-1970" is listed on this link amongst other great publications....

http://www3.spidernet.net/channels/infonews/books/7fine_arts.html

[Get Real!]

For those interested,the book "Heigaz Mangoian 1907-1970" is listed on this link amongst other great publications....

http://www3.spidernet.net/channels/infonews/books/7fine_arts.html

Iceman's huge collection of old Cypriot photos kicks butt so I volunteered at one of our meetings to become his backup media...

[denizaksulu]

Wow.

Amazing

CAMELS ?

You ought to be my age. Watching the Camel caravans trodding along the road from Larnaca to Nicosia, it was amazing. They were like as if they came from a different world . I always used to hope to see sand dunes ahead of me. What memories. We always used to see them around Goshi? Koshi?

[denizaksulu]

Great post, one of the best on this forum.

Found the details of architecture and everyday work tools fantastic. The men sawing the log with those push pull saws was a revelation. The architectural details are interesting too. Seems that the houses with adobe bricks are from lowland villages, whereas she stone houses are from higher elevations. Head dress would date the pics from the days before hats became fashionable, or affordable. On the whole we see how poor our ancestors were. We have come a long way since then!

Nikitas

Nikitas, yes we have come a long way and may I add that the arrival of the Armenian refugees in the early 1900s was one of the main reasons of the turnaround. And I am not just saying that because I am of Armenian background.

...and the greatest item of all that the Armenians brought over, apart from Kafenes is their colorful food. Yes?

[denizaksulu]

Talking about arches I took a picture of a really nice Ottoman house in the backstreets of Famagusta while I was in Cyprus. I absolutely fell in love with this building! It's such a shame because it's not being used by anyone and the inside looks like no ones been in there for years.
Saying that, the arch is used as a road so it's not exactly safe for anyone to live there and walk out of their house to get run over but still....

This is the house


Underneath the arch.

The bottom picture has a lovely Ma'shallah above the door. Brilliant picture. I cursed the day when I saw that house. I left my camera at home. Idiot. Thats me.

[denizaksulu]

Nikitas I wouldn't have a clue on how old it is

No insult to Ottoman Architecture, but I wonder if it was previously a Venetian House which was later maintained by a Turk. It is close to the Venetian Fortifications.

[T_C]

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This is the best picture EVER!!!

[denizaksulu]

This is the best picture EVER!!! [/quote]


You are right the TC.Definitely the highest cheek bones on any TC I have seen so far. Definite Turkish stock.

[Nikitas]

DA,

Re the high cheek bones. You see similar features on Algerians. In Greek Algerian pirates were sometimes referred to as Agarinoi. As pirates they ravaged the Mediterranean coasts for centuries, no doubd leaving some high cheek bones behind them wherever they went, including the Turkish coast!

It took the American navy to deal with them, the Europeans and Ottomans were too busy dealing with the pirates trying to use them against each other. The American finally bombarded them into oblivion around 1840 if I recall accurately.

[Nikitas]

DA

Interesting to read that you still remember the camel caravans. I posted above of one caravan I saw in Mesaoria in the late 50s early 60s.

Do you know who these caravan owners were? Did they move goods for a fee, something like a transport company? HOw long did it take for a caravan to go from Larnaca to Nicosia? Where did these guys find camels? Did they import them or breed them locally? Camels seem so "foreign" to Cyprus as livestock, but that is just an impression.