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Important Cities

Niscosia (Lefkosia),(Capital)
Polis
Paphos
Lamaca
Kyrenia
Rizokarpaso
Vasilikos
Strovolos
Morfou
Famagusta

Main Attractions

Kyrenia Castle, Kyrenia.
Troodos Mountains
Machairas Monastry (South West of Nicosia)
Kolossi Castle
Byzantine Museum
Famagusta Gate
Turkish Museum
Tombs of the Kings , Paphos.
Kykkos Monastery,
The Cathedral of St Nicholas, Famagusta.
Othello's Tower, Famagusta.
Leventis Municipal Museum , Lefkosia
Paphos Archaeological Site

Main Industries

Tourism
Metal Products
Textiles
Ship Repair
Stone
Wood
Paper
Light Chemicals

Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros; Turkish: Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakí Dimokratía; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian island nation in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Anatolian peninsula (Asia Minor) or modern-day Turkey.
Cyprus became part of the Byzantine Empire after the partitioning of the Roman Empire in AD 395, and remained so for almost 800 years, though with brief period of Arab domination and influence.
Cyprus was placed under British control on 4 June 1878 as a result of the Cyprus Convention, which granted control of the island to Britain in return for British support of the Ottoman Empire in the Russian-Turkish War.
Cyprus (in Greek Kypros Κπρος and in Turkish Kbrs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast.
Cyprus is geographically in Western Asia (or the Near East), though politically and culturally it is considered as being in Europe.
Cyprus joining the EU is in violation of the 1960 constitution which did not permit Cyprus to join an economic organisation unless both Turkey and Greece already belong to it.
UEFA membership followed in 1962, and the next year was even more momentous as Cyprus won their first international - beating Greece 3-1 on 27 November in a friendly, and that was followed by another victory against Lebanon 2 years later when Cyprus won that particular encounter 2-0 in a friendly.
Cyprus drew 1-1 with holders Denmark and claimed seven points in their qualification campaign for 1996 European Football Championship.
The Cyprus team played its home matches at different venues all around the country; Until 1974, Cyprus used for home venue the Old GSP Stadium in Nicosia, while sometimes the stadiums in Famagusta were used.
The proportion of Turks to the total population of Cyprus is similar to that of the French Swiss in Switzerland or the Tamils in Sri Lanka and is rather smaller than the Protestant population would be in a united Ireland.

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