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3 days ago · The kingdom was ruled by King Aimery of Lusignan (1197–1205), the King of Cyprus, another crusader state founded during the Third Crusade. Dynastic ties also strengthened with Tripoli, Antioch, and Armenia. The kingdom was soon increasingly dominated by the Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa.
1 day ago · Location of Turkish forces during the late hours of 20 July 1974. Turkey invaded Cyprus on Saturday, 20 July 1974. Heavily armed troops landed shortly before dawn at Kyrenia (Girne) on the northern coast meeting resistance from Greek and Greek Cypriot forces.
- 20 July – 18 August 1974, (4 weeks and 1 day)
- Turkey occupies 36.2% of Cyprus, Formation of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
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6 days ago · Live Flight Information. The time in North Cyprus is. A Brief History of Cyprus. Ottoman Period (1571 - 1878) The peace treaty was concluded in March 1573 with Venice agreeing both to pay a heavy war indemnity sufficient to defray all the Sultan's expenses incurred in the conflict, and also to renounce all Venetian claims to Cyprus.
6 days ago · Nicosia ( / ˌnɪkəˈsiːə / ), also known by its Greek name Lefkosia ( Λευκωσία; pronounced [lɛfkosiɐ] ), its Turkish name Lefkoşa ( pronounced [lefkoʃa] ), and by several other names, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus . Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states ' capitals.
- Republic of Cyprus, Northern Cyprus (recognised only by Turkey)
- Nicosian
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- 220 m (720 ft)
3 days ago · At present, most Greeks live in the modern states of Greece (independent since 1821) and Cyprus.
1 day ago · The world's exclusive economic zones by boundary types and EEZ types. An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
1 day ago · It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea (and Cyprus) to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turks, while ethnic Kurds are the largest ethnic minority.