And it seems that, although almost the entire civilian population had left, Ray continued to have military significance.
The local Indian population left their mark on the language and placenames of the island, however.
Then the gold ran out, the boom was over and the population simply picked up and left.
Since then the local population has either left for better opportunities or continued working in agriculture.
The original population left the village in 1974 following the invasion of Cyprus.
In the second half of 19th century the last Armenian population (60-80 families) left the village.
Just like any other local municipality, the younger population would leave home to find work in major cities and abroad.
The civilian population of Warsaw left 25,800 dead and approximately 50,000 wounded.
The rural population had no right to passports and thus could not leave their villages without approval.
The Serbian population left the village in December 1991, during the war.