Battle of Pentemili beachhead

1974 CE.

Shown on the map at 35.347°, 33.233°.

Pentemili is the Cypriot beach where troops first landed on the morning of 20 July 1974 in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Kyrenia, thus the name. For three days (20–22 July 1974), heavy fighting took place around the beachhead between Turkish and Greek Cypriot forces.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Pentemili beachhead, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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