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A Sentinel-2 image of Cyprus taken in 2022 Sea caves at Cape Greco. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, both in terms of area and population. [3] It is also the world's 80th largest by area and world's 51st largest by population. It measures 240 kilometres (149 mi) long ...
Geography of Cyprus. Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, and the 80th-largest island in the world by area. It is located south of the Anatolian Peninsula, yet it belongs to the Cyprus Arc. [1]
Note that even though, prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkish names existed for some villages/towns, due to political reasons, most of the villages/towns were given a different Turkish name. The largest cities in Cyprus, in order from largest, are Nicosia (capital), Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta and Kyrenia. Map of Cyprus.
Cyprus is divided into six districts (Greek: επαρχίες; Turkish: ilçe), whose capitals share the same name. The districts are subdivided into municipalities and communities. The districts of Cyprus are listed in the table below. Note: Northern Cyprus -controlled lands are included in the area figures, but population was not enumerated ...
As of 2021, there are three World Heritage Sites in Cyprus, all of which are cultural sites. The first site to be listed was Paphos in 1980. In 1985, the Painted Churches in the Troodos Region were listed. The original nomination included nine churches, an additional one was added to the site in 2001. The most recent site added to the list was ...
This category contains Cyprus-related images that have attained featured status. Media in category "Featured pictures of Cyprus" The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
Periods of Cyprus's history from 1050 BC have been named according to styles of pottery found, as follows: [1] Cypro-Geometric I: 1050–950 BC. Cypro-Geometric II: 950–900 BC. Cypro-Geometric III: 900–750 BC. Cypro-Archaic I: 750–600 BC. Cypro-Archaic II: 600–480 BC. Cypro-Classical I: 480–400 BC. Cypro-Classical II: 400–310 BC.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 de facto partitioned the island into two political areas: 99.5% of Greek Cypriots now live in the free areas of the Republic of Cyprus while 98.7% of Turkish Cypriots live in northern areas of Cyprus self-proclaimed as another state not recognised by any country other than Turkey (99.2% of other ...