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Avdimou (Greek:Αυδήμου,Turkish:Evdim) is a village in the Limassol District.Until 1963 the village had a mixed population with a small number of Greek inhabitants (905 Turkish-Cypriots, 10 Greek-Cypriots). After the inter-communal conflicts of 1963, all the Greek-Cypriot inhabitants abandoned the village and it becomes thoroughly Turkish-Cypriot. After the 1974 Turkish Invasion, the village's Turkish-Cypriot inhabitants transferred to the occupied territory of Cyprus and several Greek-Cypriot refugees -coming from 42 different villages of the occupied area -settled in the village.
The village's history begins in the very ancient times. In the Lusignan era, Avdimou developed and was one of Cyprus's 12 districts. During the times of Venice's Domination Avdimou was a significant centre. Since that time it became one of the three precincts of the Limassol district and kept being a central point throughout the years of the Ottoman(seat of"Evdim Kazâsı")and British domination.
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