, ▁which ▁both ▁supplied ▁the ▁necessary ▁ir rig ation ▁but ▁also ▁depos ited ▁rich ▁soil ▁over ▁the ▁adjacent ▁far ml and . ▁Water ▁from ▁Y ial ias ▁was ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁through ▁an ▁old ▁system ▁of ▁ir rig ation ▁channels . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁known ▁as ▁Tra ch onas , ▁is ▁less ▁fert ile ▁and ▁depends ▁largely ▁on ▁rain ▁but ▁also ▁some ▁well s . ▁Most ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁either ▁grow ▁bar ley ▁or ▁as ▁gra zing ▁land ▁for ▁sheep . ▁There ▁were , ▁however , ▁a ▁few ▁areas ▁where ▁veget ables ▁were ▁grown . ▁ ▁Sports ▁Eth nik os ▁Ass ia ▁( G reek : ▁ Ε θ ν ι κ ό ς ▁' Α σ σ ι α ς ) ▁is ▁a ▁Cy pr us ▁football ▁team ▁currently ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁Third ▁Division . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Ass ia , ▁Fam ag usta , ▁but ▁since ▁the ▁Turkish ▁invasion ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Eth nik os ▁became ▁a ▁refuge e ▁team . ▁The ▁club ▁is ▁now ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁N icos ia ▁and ▁play ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Mak ario . ▁The ▁club ▁has ▁played ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁division , ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 0 2 ▁season . ▁A ▁second ▁team ▁established ▁in ▁Ash a , ▁" O mon ia ", ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁following ▁the ▁invasion . ▁