The chapel of Panagia Eleousa is built in the centre of the Turkish Cypriot village, Kivisili.

The village was not settled by Christians, so they came from the closest village every Sunday to perform the liturgy.  During the rest of the days, the candles were lit by the Muslim reside...

Kivisili was a Turkish Cypriot village up until 1974.  Its residents lived peacefully and fraternally with the Greek Cypriots of the neighbouring village, which is Alethriko.  The river Pouzis runs through Kivisili and has is source in the northern areas of the villages that neighbour w...