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الاثنين، 24 فبراير 2014

Tourism on the island of Cyprus

Cyprus state based on an island in the eastern Mediterranean basin in South-Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia

Months have no sea border with Turkey and Egypt.

  Gained independence in 1960 from Britain. Was divided after the Turkish military intervention in 1974 into two parts with a majority of the Greek population (in the center and south), and part with the majority of Turkish population (in the north). Announced in 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the Turkish section


Cyprus has an area of ​​about 9,250 square kilometers called easy stationed in the center of the country Bmesorella

There Jblitan Two series in the country: a mountain range in the north and in the south Pintadaktalos smooth and western Troodos Mountains. Most of the plains are located on the southern coast

The weather is mild and rainy winter hot in summer

 The country's population is divided ethnically and linguistically, religiously completely by the current political Altksama part Greek and Turkish part. Similar to the two communities in social customs but differ greatly, especially in religion

Greek language spoken mainly in the south while in the north of Turkey. This linguistic Altksama back only to the period after the emergence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the north and the displacement of the Greeks from the north to the south, before that was the Greek language is the most widely spoken language. English Used widely, due to the period of British colonial rule of the island

The history of ancient peoples who inhabited the island to around 6000 BC. AD. And settled by the Greeks in 1200 BC. AD and established the city-states that were similar to the ancient Greek city states.

Before Christ, invaded Cyprus each of the Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Greeks and Romans. And enter the St. Paul and St. Barnabas Christianity to the island in 45 AD. In 330 AD Cyprus became part of the Byzantine Empire. In 1191, Richard the Lionheart captured the king of England to Cyprus, but sold it to a French nobles
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  And the opening of the Ottoman Turks island in the seventies of the sixteenth century, and ruled it until 1878 when he handed them over to Britain, which has transformed the island into a colony of ownership in 1925.



According to the sectarian diversity of the island, the country's constitution, which was implemented in 1960 after independence from Britain, the Department of political positions between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, with a majority of Greek Cypriots to take positions because they make up the majority of the population

 The official capital and largest city is Nicosia (about 195,000 inhabitants). Limassol (about 150,000 inhabitants) is the second-largest city, followed by Larnaca (about 66,000 people), Paphos (about 36,000 people), Famagusta (about 37 738 inhabitants) and Kyrenia (about 13,000 people). All of them fall in the Greek part of Cyprus, with the exception of the capital, they are divided between the two parties, and Kyrenia in the north of the country and Famagusta
 Larnaca International Airport is the largest airport Balazafah to Paphos airport as there are in all the ports of Larnaca, Famagusta, Limassol, Kyrenia, and Vassilecos. There are no railways in the country. Is available from the company about 30 airlines that connect directly Cyprus European countries, the Middle East and the rest of the world. System traffic in Cyprus follows the English system, any driving cars, buses and all types of vehicles from the left and on the pattern of the Aruban side of the road.

The distances between cities are not far away

 Available on the island of Cyprus, a series of good hotels and luxury that moderate and simple addition to the apartments, self-catering is also available hostels and camps equipped with the facilities necessary, in addition to the large number of travel agencies that advertise constantly for organizing wonderful programs for a walk in many places beyond the routine.

 

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