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TheMakedonitissa Tomb (Greek:Τύμβος της Μακεδονίτισσας) is amilitary cemetery and war memorial west ofNicosia, atEngomi in the area ofMakedonitissa [el].
This is the location where one GreekNord Noratlas was shot down by friendly fire on 22 July 1974, duringOperation "Niki". "Niki" was a military operation of the Greek Armed Forces to airlift a battalion of Greek commandos to Cyprus in order to reinforce theCypriot National Guard againstTurkish invasion forces.[1]
This tomb is the resting place ofGreek Cypriot and someGreek officers and soldiers who were killed during the Turkish invasion.
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