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Geography of Cyprus. 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 the world by area. It is located south of the Anatolian Peninsula, yet it belongs to the Cyprus Arc. [1]
Roads and motorways in Cyprus. Since the arrival of the first motor cars on the island in 1907, [1] Cyprus has developed a modern road network. According to 2002 statistics, the road network in the Republic of Cyprus-administered areas of Cyprus consists of about 7,206 km of paved and 4,387 km of unpaved roads.
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; Greek: Τρόοδος [ˈtɾo.oðos]; Turkish: Trodos Dağları ['tɾo.dos]) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος), also known as Chionistra (Greek: Χιονίστρα), at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), which ...
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.
The Kouris river. Most of the 35 rivers and streams in Cyprus are small and impermanent. Melting snow supplies water to a number of these until late April. Others are merely winter torrents which go dry during the summer.
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:
Transport in Cyprus consists of transport by land, water and air. Road transport is the primary mode of transport for most Cypriot citizens, and Cyprus's road transport systems are well-developed and extensively used across the island. Because Cyprus no longer has a working railway system, various other methods of transport are needed to ensure ...
An outcrop of the sheeted dyke complex of the Troodos ophiolite. The Troodos Ophiolite crops out in the central part of Cyprus in a northwest to southeast striking band. The lithospheric mantle crops out in the Troodos mountains and in the Limassol Forest, Akapnou Forest, on the Akamas Peninsula and near Troullo.