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British Cyprus (Greek: Βρετανική Κύπρος; Turkish: Britanya Kıbrısı) was the island of Cyprus under the dominion of the British Empire, administered sequentially from 1878 to 1914 as a British protectorate, from 1914 to 1925 as a unilaterally annexed military occupation, and from 1925 to 1960 as a Crown colony.
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 , Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta and Kyrenia.
Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although it is geographically located in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical make-up are overwhelmingly Southeast European. It is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies cities began as settlements in foreign lands controlled by England during medieval times from the 12th century as English overseas possessions, later from 1707 after union with Scotland becoming termed as the British Empire comprising Crown Colonies, which after a reduction of these due to countries being granted independence, became known as ...
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An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Cyprus An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Cyprus Khirokitia, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998 View of Nicosia at sunset The gymnasium at Salamis, one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus. Geography of Cyprus. Cyprus is: an island country; Location:
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Districts of Cyprus Επαρχίες της Κύπρου Kıbrıs'ın ilçeleri ; Category: Unitary state: Location: Republic of Cyprus: Number: 6 Districts: Populations: Famagusta 54,282 - Nicosia 350,824: Areas: Kyrenia (643.9 km 2) - Nicosia (2,710 km 2) Government