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Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although it is geographically located in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical make-up are overwhelmingly Southeast European. It is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.
A political and administrative history of Cyprus, 1918-1926: with a survey of the foundations of British rule (Cyprus Research Centre, 1979). Hakki, Murat Metin. The Cyprus issue: a documentary history, 1878-2007 (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007). Heraclidou, Antigone. "Politics of education and language in Cyprus and Malta during the inter-war years."
The flag of Cyprus. Cyprus (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.Although it is geographically located in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical make-up are overwhelmingly Southeast European.
Cyprus in the 1930s: British Colonial Rule and the Roots of the Cyprus Conflict (IB Tauris, 2014). Richter, Heinz. A Concise History of Modern Cyprus 1878–2009 (Rutzen, 2010). Schaar, Kenneth W., Michael Given, and George Theocharous. Under the Clock: Colonial Architecture and History in Cyprus, 1878-1960 (Bank of Cyprus, 1995). Varnava ...
Timeline of Cypriot history. List of years in Cyprus; Prehistoric Cyprus. Khirokitia; Ancient history of Cyprus. Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus; Cyprus in the Middle Ages; Kingdom of Cyprus; Venetian Cyprus; Ottoman Cyprus; History of Cyprus since 1878. Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959) Cyprus crisis of 1963–64; Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974 ...
Cyprus is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year. [1] A former British colony , it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 and became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations in 1961 .
This is a timeline of Cypriot history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Cyprus. To read about the background to these events, see History of Cyprus . See also the list of presidents of Cyprus .
The Ancient Greek historian Herodotus (5th century BC) claims that the city of Kourion, near present-day Limassol, was founded by Achaean settlers from Argos.This is further supported by the discovery of a Late Bronze Age settlement lying several kilometres from the site of the remains of the Hellenic city of Kourion, whose pottery and architecture indicate that Mycenaean settlers did indeed ...