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The history of Kyrenia, a city in Cyprus that the Turks have occupied since 1974, dates back to Prehistoric Cyprus and continues into the present.

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History of Kyrenia

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The history of Kyrenia, a city in Cyprus that the Turks have occupied since 1974, dates back to Prehistoric Cyprus and continues into the present. Kyrenia...

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Kyrenia

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Kyrenia (Greek: Κερύνεια, romanized: Kerýneia locally [t͡ʃeˈɾiɲˑa]; Turkish: Girne [ˈGiɾne]) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its...

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Kyrenia District

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Kyrenia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Kyrenia (Greek: Κερύνεια; Turkish: Girne). It is the smallest of Cyprus' districts...

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Kyrenia Mountains

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The Kyrenia Mountains (Greek: Κερύνειο Όρος; Turkish: Girne Dağları) is a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately 160 km (100 mi) along...

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Kyrenia ship

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The Kyrenia Ship is the wreck of a 4th-century BC ancient Greek merchant ship. It was discovered by Greek-Cypriot diving instructor Andreas Cariolou in...

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Kyrenia Castle

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Kyrenia Castle (Greek: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish: Girne Kalesi) at the east end of the old harbour in Kyrenia is a 16th-century castle built by the...

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Geography of Cyprus

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Mountains and the Kyrenia Mountains or Pentadaktylos, and the central plain, the Mesaoria, between them. The Troodos Mountains cover most of the southern and...

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Outline of Cyprus

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History of Kyrenia History of Nicosia History of Armenians in Cyprus Earthquakes in Cyprus History of the Jews in Cyprus Massacres in Cyprus History of...

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Saint Hilarion Castle

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Castle lies on the Kyrenia mountain range, in Cyprus. This location provided the castle with command of the pass road from Kyrenia to Nicosia. It is the...

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Cyprus

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troops on the island and captured Kyrenia, the corridor linking Kyrenia to Nicosia, and the Turkish Cypriot quarter of Nicosia itself. The junta in Athens...

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Kyrenia Gate

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The Kyrenia Gate, (Greek: Πύλη της Κερύνειας, Turkish: Girne Kapısı, historically known in Italian as Porta del Proveditore) is a gate in the Nicosia...

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Military history of Turkey

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Treaty of Guarantee, Turkey landed forces in Kyrenia. Gray, Christine (2008). International Law and the Use of Force. Oxford University Press. p. 94....

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Ancient history of Cyprus

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interior of the island. Later inscriptions add Marion, Lapithos and Kerynia (Kyrenia). Cyprus gained independence after 627 BC following the death of Ashurbanipal...

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Northern Cyprus

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Mediterranean Karpasia, and University of Kyrenia, all established since 1974. EMU is an internationally recognised institution of higher learning with more than...

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PAEEK

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Sport Union of Kyrenia District", literally "Footballing Sportive Union of the District of Kyrenia") is a Cypriot sports club founded in Kyrenia in 1953 by...

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Church of Cyprus

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the Bishop of Tamasos, Avxivios the Bishop of Soloi, and Theodotos the Bishop of Kyrenia. Towards the end of the fourth century, Christianity had spread...

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Ancient Egypt

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ruling much of Nubia and a sizable portion of the Levant. After this period, it entered an era of slow decline. During the course of its history, Ancient...

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Flag of Northern Cyprus

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Several of these laws also apply to the flag of Turkey, which has official status in the country. On the side of Beşparmaklar Mountain, in the Kyrenia Mountains...

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Ancient maritime history

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Maritime history dates back thousands of years. In ancient maritime history, evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two...

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List of museums by country

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Cayman Cayman Islands National Museum Old Savannah School House Kyrenia Castle Kyrenia ship The Dominica Museum Alcázar de Colón Columbus Lighthouse Fortaleza...

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Maritime history

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Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach...

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James II of Cyprus

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husband, Louis of Savoy, in the castle of Kyrenia for three years. Charlotte fled to Rome in 1463. With the fall of Kyrenia before the autumn of 1464, de facto...

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Bellapais Abbey

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kilometres from the town of Kyrenia. The ruin is at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, and commands a long view down to Kyrenia and the Mediterranean...

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Kyrenia Castle Escape

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The Kyrenia Castle Escape took place early in the Cyprus Emergency. A number of the EOKA were being held prisoner at Kyrenia Castle and on 23 September...

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Cypriot National Guard

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Turkish forces since 1964), succeeding in bisecting Nicosia and taking Kyrenia, Morphou, and Famagusta but as a result, had experienced heavy casualties...

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Ottoman Cyprus

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Venetians had fortified Famagusta, Nicosia, and Kyrenia, but most other cities were easy prey. In the summer of 1570, the Ottomans struck again, but this time...

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Republic of Venice

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Nicosia, and Kyrenia, but most other cities were easy prey. By 1563, the population of Venice had dropped to about 168,000 people. In the summer of 1570, the...

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History of the Royal Marines

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organisation of Greek Cypriots, who had great local support from the Greek community. The unit, based in Malta at the time travelled to the Kyrenia mountain...

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