Graffiti in Larnaca

When first arriving into Larnaca I noticed there was so much graffiti along the streets. There would be normal tagging that you see, but there were wonderful artistry as well that was painted along parking lot walls and buildings. I had never been much to stop and pay attention to graffiti back home but here it seemed like it may have more of a meaning culturally than I would suspect. When walking around the non-tourist part of town, in the everyday homes, I noticed a reoccurring number that was tagged along the streets, signs, and buildings. Each time that this number appeared it had a word next to it. This number was number 13. I had asked if there was a significant meaning to this number here in Cyprus only to find that no one in my group knew about it. As I continued throughout the neighborhood, I came to realize it was more apparent in certain areas more than others. This sparked my curiosity more about why it is more common in some others than in others. I began taking photos of this tag as I continued my journey. NAO 13 is the most common of this tag that I have seen but in certain areas it will also say OYPA 13, NAO 0.13  or even NAO OYPA 13. Generic usually with just paint, some were more elaborate with some artistic thought into it. My favorite of these was the clover on the wall close to our apartment. This idea that this was a local group sparked my interest in researching the area. Come to find out there was a lot more meaning to these than I had suspected.