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On July 20, 1974, Turkey landed on the island to protect the Turkish minority from attack from the Greek military coup for enosis. The Greek Cypriots of Kyrenia abandoned their homes and headed to south of what is now the green line. In 1974, there were 47 villages in the district of Kyrenia Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine.
The earliest document which mention Kyrenia is the 'Periplus of Pseudo Skylax'. It dates to the thirteenth century but is based on fourth-century BC knowledge. The manuscript names numerous towns along the Mediterranean coast and mentions Kyrenia as a harbour town: 'Opposite Cilicia is the island of Cyprus, and these are its city-states (poleis): Salamis, which is Greek and has a closed winter ...
Kyrenia Castle (Greek: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish: Girne Kalesi) is a 16th-century castle built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification. . Within its walls lies a twelfth-century chapel showing reused late Roman capitals, and the Shipwreck Mus
Northern Cyprus, [a] officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), [b] is a de facto state [5] [6] that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus.It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus.
The timeline of a Hellenistic Kyrenia shipwreck stumped researchers for decades. But thanks to a cache of ancient almonds, a new study may have a better estimate.
The Kyrenia District, [b] or simply Kyrenia, [c] is one of the six districts of Cyprus.Its capital city is Kyrenia.It is the smallest of Cyprus's districts, and is the only one controlled in its entirety by the unrecognised de facto state of Northern Cyprus, where the same territory is administered as the de facto Girne District, a distinct entity.
Escape Beach Club in Karavas (Alsancak), Kyrenia. Although there are two airports in Northern Cyprus, the Ercan Airport and Geçitkale Airport, neither have been recognized due to the ongoing disputes involving the political status and recognition of Northern Cyprus. All international flights are done via Turkey by public and private airline ...
They controlled the harbour of Kyrenia, which enabled them to increase the rate of reinforcements arriving from to Turkey, something essential for the second offensive. According to an announcement made by Turkish Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit on 25 July, the Turkish military had lost 57 killed, 184 wounded and 242 missing. [ 53 ]