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Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is east of Greece, north of Egypt, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
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Cyprus ( / ˈsaɪprəs / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of...
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Cyprus ( / ˈsaɪprəs / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of the Sinai Peninsula, south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and west of the Levant. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European.
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The rugged Troodos Mountains, whose principal range stretches from Pomos Point in the northwest almost to Larnaca Bay on the east, are the single most conspicuous feature of the landscape. Intensive uplifting and folding in the formative period left the area highly fragmented, so that subordinate ranges and spurs veer off at many angles, their slop...
In much of the island, access to a year-round supply of water is difficult. This is traditionally attributed to deforestation which damaged the island's drainage system through erosion, but Grove and Rackham question this view. A network of winter rivers rises in the Troodos Mountains and flows out from them in all directions. The Yialias River and...
Despite its small size, Cyprus has a variety of natural vegetation. This includes forests of conifers and broadleaved trees such as pine (Pinus brutia), cedar, cypresses and oaks. Ancient authors write that most of Cyprus, even Messaoria, was heavily forested, and there are still considerable forests on the Troodos and Kyrenia ranges, and locally a...
The Mediterranean climate, warm and rather dry, with rainfall mainly between November and March, favours agriculture. In general, the island experiences mild wet winters and dry hot summers. Variations in temperature and rainfall are governed by altitude and, to a lesser extent, distance from the coast.Hot, dry summers from mid-May to mid-September...
Area: Total:9,251 km2 (of which 5,896 km2 (2,276 sq mi) are under the control of the Republic of Cyprus and of which 3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi) are under the administration of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) Land:9,241 km2 Water:10 km2 Land boundaries:0 km Coastline:648 km Maritime claims: Territorial sea:12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) Co...
Natural resources:copper, pyrite, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Land use: arable land:9.90% permanent crops:3.24% other:86.86% (2012) Irrigated land:457.9 km2(2007) Total renewable water resources:0.78 km3(2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total:0.18 km3/yr (10%/3%/86%) per capital:164.7 m3...
Natural hazards:moderate earthquake activity; droughts Environment – current issues:water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife ha...
Official Cyprus Government Web Site Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback MachineCyprus (officially the Republic of Cyprus) is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is in Asia , but the country is often associated with Europe because of the culture and history of the people being very similar to Greece .
Cyprus's geographic position has caused Cyprus to be influenced by differing Eastern Mediterranean civilisations over the millennia. Periods of Cyprus's history from 1050 BC have been named according to styles of pottery found as follows: [1] Cypro-Geometric I: 1050–950 BC. Cypro-Geometric II: 950–900 BC.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea renowned since ancient times for its mineral wealth, superb wines and produce, and natural beauty. Today it is a popular tourist destination. The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia. Learn more about the country, including its history.
