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Cyprus has always been an important trading post between the empires of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and throughout history someone has always wanted to take it off someone else. First the Mycenaeans grabbed it, then the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Assyrians and Persians. Alexander the Great took it off them...

 

 

Devamını oku: Cyprus History

Established on

15.11.1983

Capital

Nicosia

Area

3.355 km²

Population

264.169

Government

The full name of North Cyprus is, “The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus... Devamını oku: General Information

North Cyprus is a treasure chest of mediaeval castles, abbeys, amphitheatres, and monuments offering a wealth of interest to both amateur and professional historians and archaeologists. The most important finds of the island`s Antiquity are displayed in the Cyprus Museum which now remains on the south of the border, however, many interesting examples and some new finds can be found in the local museums of North Cyprus.

Devamını oku: Historical Places

Northern Cyprus hosts over 1600 plant specia of which 22 are endemic, 350 species of birds, of which 7 are endemic, and 26 different species of reptile and amphibia.

The two main reasons for this amazing diversity are, firstly, that Cyprus was not affected by the last ice-age (which wiped out many species from areas further north)... 

Devamını oku: Natural Life