Most of the Maronite community chose to leave their homes and move to the South. In the city of Kormakitis (50 km from Nicosia), the heart of the community, all the churches and Christian religious buildings have been converted into other structures, becoming warehouses, museums, or mosques. Today, it is the center of the Maronite Christian community, with about 130 people.[6] Two villages have been turned into military bases.