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21 hours ago · The Cyprus Regiment, meanwhile, had fought with the British in the second world war, the experience of which, Christofi argues, set in motion the islanders’ subsequent demands for self-governance.
4 days ago · Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( Turkish: Kıbrıs Türkleri or Kıbrıslı Türkler; Greek: Τουρκοκύπριοι, romanized : Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land once they arrived in Cyprus.
- 30,000 (Turkish Cypriot immigrants in 1993), est.40,000 to 120,000
- est. 150,000
- 6,000 (Turkish Cypriot immigrants in 1993)
- 6,000 (Turkish Cypriot immigrants in 1993)
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3 days ago · Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
- 8,450 km² (3,260 sq mi)
- 624,408 (2021)
- 88
- Crete
5 days ago · Nicosia. / 35.17250°N 33.36500°E / 35.17250; 33.36500. Nicosia ( / ˌnɪkəˈsiːə / ), also known as Lefkosia in Greek ( Λευκωσία; pronounced [lɛfko'siɐ] ), its Turkish name Lefkoşa ( pronounced [lefkoʃa] ), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. [3] Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states ' capitals.
- Republic of Cyprus, Northern Cyprus (recognised only by Turkey)
- Nicosian
- +357 22
- 220 m (720 ft)
6 days ago · This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and most of the islands over 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. For size and location reference, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.
4 days ago · On 5 November 1914, in response to the Ottoman Empire's entry into the First World War on the side of the Central Powers, the United Kingdom formally declared Cyprus (together with Egypt and Sudan) a protectorate of the British Empire and later a Crown colony, known as British Cyprus.
3 days ago · This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area. The entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories .
