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 Cyprus
Nicosia. Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe now that the walls are down in Berlin and Belfast.
Lefkosia. The name comes from the Lefkon trees in the city.
Green Line. So-called because it was originally drawn on a map in green ink.
Makarios. He fled to Britain in 1974 after a coup in that year.
Aphrodite. Aphrodite sprung fully formed from the foam according to legend. You can visit Aphrodite's Baths near the small town of Polis in NW Cyprus.
Paul. His companion Barnabus was born and martyred at Salamis in N Cyprus.
True. It's not the only Mt. Olympus, but there is one on Cyprus!
Troodos. Cyprus's second mountain range the Pentadaktylos (Besparmak in Turkish) is so called because it looks like the 5 fingers of a fist.
Cheese. Haloumi is a salty cheese made from sheep's milk.
Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is actually situated in the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Limassol. Larnaca is the island's second largest commercial port.
9251. 9251 square kilometres, of which 1733 are forested.
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mouflon . The mouflon belongs to the sheep family but this species is unique in the world. This interesting and noble beast has long been in danger of extinction, but today is a fully protected animal.
330. The average number of hours of bright sunshine for the whole year is 75 percent of the time that the sun is above the horizon.
September 1992. Cyprus occupies a high place internationally in terms of Tertiary Education. There are about 23 students per 1,000 of the population.
Greek. 82 percent of the population on the island speak Greek. English and Russian are widely spoken.
Ledra. The principal shopping street in the city is still called Ledra Street.
Lefkara. It has now become a popular tourist attraction because of this.
Greek Orthodox. They are mostly Greek Orthodox in the south and all Greek Cypriot children are brought up strongly in the Church.
Catherine Cornaro. She was Venetian and was forced to abdicate from her throne.
Ledra Observatory. That is the highest point in Nicosia.
Intrigue. It was said that they came last and that God had nothing left to give them, but they insisted upon a gift.
Troodos. The northern one is the Pendathaktulos. The Bosphorus is a strait separating Turkey, and I made up the other one.
Paphos . The second largest airport on the island is the Paphos airport, and many historical sites are there.
Aphrodite. Legend says that Aphrodite's Rock, a few miles east of Paphos, is where the goddess of love rose from the waves. This beautiful spot is probably the most photographed site in Cyprus and the rocks are especially stunning with the sunset behind them.
Richard I. On his way to the Third Crusade, Richard I married Berengaria of Navarre at Limassol on 12 May 1191. Berengaria went to the Holy Land with him but then returned to Europe. After Richard's death she lived in poverty in France until her death in 1230. She was the only Queen of England never to set foot on English soil.
2004. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although at this time the EU rights and obligations applied only to the areas under direct Republic of Cyprus control and not to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots.
Meze. Meze, from the word mezedes or 'little delicacies', consists of a variety of small plates of food. These start with savoury dips such as taramasalata and talatouri, followed by a wide range of meat and fish dishes, including lountza (smoked pork), halloumi (soft cheese), stifado (beef stew) and kleftiko (lamb).
Akrotiri. The Sovereign Base Areas were created in 1960 by the Treaty of Establishment, when Cyprus was granted independence. The United Kingdom wished to retain sovereignty over these areas because of the strategic location of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. Akrotiri is the Western Sovereign Base and Dhekelia is the Eastern Sovereign Base (to the east of Larnaca).
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