Geography of Cyprus
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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
Skouriotissa mine
Cyprus countryside on the way to Troodos Mountains during the summer
Sandstorm in the Levant, October 19, 2002
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is a British Overseas Territory that consists of two separate areas on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which inclu
Geography of Cyprus
…is around 36% of the territory. The United Nations-controlled Green Line is a buffer zone that separates the two and it is about 4%. Lastly, two areas—Akrotiri and Dhekelia—remain under British sovereignty for military purposes, collectively forming the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA). The SBAs are…
Inside the officers' mess, March 1969
Garrison officers' mess Dhekelia, 1969
An SBA police station in Akrotiri
A warning sign in English, Greek and Turkish at the border of Dhekelia