Tavros (Greek: Ταύρος, literally 'Bull', Turkish: Pamuklu) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass Peninsula.
[3] It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.Until the invasion, Tavros was inhabited by Greek Cypriots.
47 people attempted to remain and they were enclaved in Tavros until they were forced to move out of the Turkish sector of Cyprus in August 1976.
[3] Then in 1976–77, the village was settled with people from Giresun and Ordu in the Pontus region of Turkey and also from Yozgat Province just east of Ankara.
The church of Ayios Sergios is situated at the east end of the village, on the old Nicosia-Karpas road.