Location
Situated in the Easter Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. Area 9,251 km2 Coastline 681 km Population 1,120,489 (July 2013 est.) Climate Average of 340 days sunshine per year Capital Lefkosia (Nicosia) Languages Greek Turkish Lingua Franca: English Love Cyprus video Cyprus above Videos |
1. The third largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea
2. Ruled over the centuries by: Assyrians, Phoenicians, Persians, Greeks, Egyptians, Romans and Byzantines from the ancient world. The middle ages saw the Crusaders, Lusignans, the Genoese and the Venetians in charge, while in more recent times, it was the turn of the Ottomans and the British. Even today, while theoretically independent, the Greeks, Turks, Europe and the USA all try to extend their influence over the island.
3. Traces of settlement go back to over 8000 BC:
Early History (-325BC) Hellenistic Period (325BC-58BC)
Roman Period (58BC-330AD) Byzantine Period 330-1191
Lusignan Dynasty (1192-1489) Venetian (1489-1571)
Ottoman Period (1571-1878) British Period (1878-1960)
Republic – Independent Cyprus (1960-1974) Turkish Intervention & TRNC (1974-)
The Republic of Cyprus become an EU member (2004)
4. Official languages of Republic of CY: Greek & Turkish; lingua franca: English
2. Ruled over the centuries by: Assyrians, Phoenicians, Persians, Greeks, Egyptians, Romans and Byzantines from the ancient world. The middle ages saw the Crusaders, Lusignans, the Genoese and the Venetians in charge, while in more recent times, it was the turn of the Ottomans and the British. Even today, while theoretically independent, the Greeks, Turks, Europe and the USA all try to extend their influence over the island.
3. Traces of settlement go back to over 8000 BC:
Early History (-325BC) Hellenistic Period (325BC-58BC)
Roman Period (58BC-330AD) Byzantine Period 330-1191
Lusignan Dynasty (1192-1489) Venetian (1489-1571)
Ottoman Period (1571-1878) British Period (1878-1960)
Republic – Independent Cyprus (1960-1974) Turkish Intervention & TRNC (1974-)
The Republic of Cyprus become an EU member (2004)
4. Official languages of Republic of CY: Greek & Turkish; lingua franca: English