A map of Cyprus in the later Bronze Age ( such as is given by J. L. Myres and M. O. Richter in Catalogue of the Cyprus Museum ) shows more than 25 settlements in and about the Mesaorea district alone, of which one, that at Enkomi, near the site of Salamis, has yielded the richest Aegean treasure in precious metal found outside Mycenae.

Thus the " Aegean Area " has now come to mean the Archipelago with Crete and Cyprus, the Hellenic peninsula with the Ionian islands, and Western Anatolia.

It is located south of Asia Minor, the Anatolian peninsula of the Asian ( or Eurasian ) mainland ( now part of modern-day Turkey ), so it may be included in Western Asia or the Middle East: At a confluence of Western Asia, Southern Europe, and Northern Africa, Cyprus has had lengthy periods of mainly Greek and intermittent Anatolian, Levantine, Byzantine, and Western European influences.

Since 1974, the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus has controlled the south two thirds, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus the northern one-third.

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has continued as the sole internationally-recognized authority on the island ( as well as the UK being internationally recognized with respect to the SBAs ), though in practice its power extends only to the government controlled area.

Cyprus has been divided, de facto, into the Greek Cypriot controlled southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish-occupied northern third.

In 1983, the Turkish Cypriots declared an independent " Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ", which has never been recognized by any country except Turkey and Pakistan.

The division of Cyprus has remained an intractable political problem plaguing relations between Greece and Turkey, and drawing in NATO, of which both Greece and Turkey are members, and latterly the European Union, which has admitted Greece and Cyprus and which Turkey has been seeking to join for over twenty years.

The 165, 000 Greek Cypriot refugees are also a potent political force, along with the independent Orthodox Church of Cyprus, which has some influence in temporal as well as ecclesiastical matters.

After the 1974 invasion following a Greek junta-based coup attempt, Makarios secured international recognition of his Greek Cypriot government as the sole legal authority on Cyprus, which has proved to be a very significant strategic advantage for the Greek Cypriots in the decades since.

On 15 November 1983 the Turkish Cypriot North declared independence and the formation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ), which has been recognized only by Turkey.

Cyprus has an open, free-market, service-based economy with some light manufacturing.

Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, Cyprus has had a record of successful economic performance, reflected in strong growth, full employment conditions and relative stability.

The success of Cyprus in the economic sphere has been attributed, inter alia, to the adoption of a market-oriented economic system, the pursuance of sound macroeconomic policies by the government as well as the existence of a dynamic and flexible entrepreneurship and a highly educated labor force.

Cyprus has the fourth-largest ship registry in the world, with 2, 758 ships and 25. 5 million gross registered tons ( GRTs ).

Cyprus has concluded treaties on double taxation with more than 40 countries, and, as a member of the Eurozone, has no exchange restrictions.

As a result of these reforms Cyprus has developed into one of the world's more important international business centres.

In addition to symphonic concerts the CySO actively engages in educational and outreach programmes, as well as other cultural activities all over Cyprus.

When the British began interning illegal Jewish immigrants in detention camps on Cyprus, JDC was there to furnish medical, educational, and social services for the detainees.

Politics of the Republic of Cyprus takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Cyprus is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

The Cyprus legal system is founded on English law, and is therefore familiar to most international financiers.

Because Cyprus has no working railway system, various other methods of transport are needed to ensure the proper delivery of any cargo, be it human or freight.

The principal countries which retained the old system at the time were Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and Russia ( the British possessions at the time, Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus, being under the same influence ).

Limassol is today the largest ship management service centre in Europe with more than 60 shipmanagement companies located in the city, as due to the Cyprus Shipping tax system ( a choice between corporation tax or a tonnage tax system ) it makes it very attractive for ship management companies to have their main offices in Limassol.

Cyprus Airways had also joined the SABRE international computer reservations system and set up a tour operation in the United Kingdom.

The English invasion of Cyprus marked the beginning of 400 years of Western dominance on the island and the introduction of the feudal system of the Normans.

* Cypriot syllabary, the ancient syllabic writing system of Cyprus, in use 1100-300 BCE

Bike in Action is the latest transportation system for the greater Nicosia area, similar to programs employed successfully in various cities of Cyprus.

* MINERVA ( cable system ), a submarine telecommunications cable system linking Italy and Cyprus

Cyprus has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

The Ottomans applied the millet system to Cyprus, which allowed religious authorities to govern their own non-Muslim minorities.

Cyprus adopted a new postcode system on October 1, 1994.

The system covers the entire island, including the disputed area under Turkish occupation known as the ' Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ', but only a few have been allocated.

Category: Postal system of Cyprus

European countries, except for the BS 1363 system found in Britain, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Ireland and Malta.

The system was also used by the Cypriot National Guard during the 1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in a man-portable version.

Currently, Cyprus plays in Division B of the Eurobasket system.

Under the new system, these changed to numbers with eight digits, to be dialled from within Cyprus or abroad.

As with fixed line numbers, under the new system, these changed to numbers with eight digits, to be dialled from within Cyprus or abroad.

The Assyrian Christians on the other hand, came to similar conclusion but migrated in stages following each and every eruption of a political crisis with the regime in which boundaries they lived or following each conflict with their Muslim, Turkish, Arabs or Kurdish neighbors, or following the departure or expulsion of their patriarch Mar Shimon in 1933, first to Cyprus and then to the United States.

* Evagoras of Salamis and the Persians battle each other for control of Cyprus.

Two referendums on the Annan Plan were held in April 2004, separately along ethnic lines, id est a single referendum where each citizen would be afforded a single vote was not allowed to the citizens of Cyprus.

For example, the " Lincolnshire Poacher ", formerly one of the best known numbers stations ( generally thought to be run by SIS, as its transmissions have been traced to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus ), played the first two bars of the folk song " The Lincolnshire Poacher " before each string of numbers.

The most recognized of them being Lapatsa paintball ranch ( Nicosia ), DNA-Paintball ( Paphos ), Paintball Cyprus ( Limassol ), each field has its own unique experience to offer to the player, each of these facilities have a shop where a player can purchase accessories for paintball.

* Closed primary happened in nine parties: Belgium ( sp. a, PS ), Cyprus ( ΕΔΕΚ ), Denmark ( SD ), France ( PS ) until 2011, Ireland ( LP ), Netherlands ( PvdA ), Portugal ( PS ), United Kingdom ( Labour ) The case of UK's Labour party leadership election is specific, as three electoral colleges, each accounting for one third of the votes, participate in this primary election: Labour members of Parliament and of the European Parliament, party members and members of affiliated organisations such as trade unions.

On 27 April 2012, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General Alexander Downer said " If the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Leaders cannot agree with each other on a model for a united Cyprus, then United Nations cannot make them ".

Of his nine international goals four were scored against Cyprus and one each against Albania, England, Scotland, Switzerland and Turkey.

When Cyprus passed to British control, the Cyprus Pound ( now replaced by the euro ) became the currency of the island divided into 20 shillings and each shilling into 9 kuruş / γρόσια / piastres.

Saudi Arabia, India, Morocco, Turkey and even the United Nations in Cyprus built similar barriers before Israel, in each case reducing terrorism or, in the latter case, communal violence.

On 7 October 2006, as part of the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Cyprus caused a major upset by beating the Republic of Ireland 5 – 2 at home with Michalis Konstantinou and Constantinos Charalambides each scoring two goals and Alexandros Garpozis one goal.

It was divided into three sections, each representative of a phase of Bilitis's life: Bucolics in Pamphylia, Elegies at Mytilene, and Epigrams in the Isle of Cyprus ; dedicated to her were also a short Life of Bilitis and three epitaphs in The Tomb of Bilitis.

The leading single peaked at no1 of the Cyprus charts as well as the third single " Etsi Ine I Agapes " with the remixes of each single gaining much airplay and club spins, while 2nd single " To Kalokeri " reached top 10.

Ohi Day ( also spelled Ochi Day, Epeteios tou "' Ohi ", Anniversary of the " No ") is celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on October 28 each year, to commemorate the rejection by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas ( in power from August 4, 1936, until January 29, 1941 ) of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28, 1940.

Referendums about the accession were held in each of these nations, with the exception of Cyprus.

Both entities are given the title of constituent state of Cyprus by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Annan Plan for reuniting Cyprus consistently used the term constituent state to refer to each entity.

The Songs of Bilitis are separated into three cycles, each representative of a phase of Bilitis ' life: Bucolics in Pamphylia — childhood and first sexual encounters, Elegies at Mytilene — indulgence in homosexual sensuality, and Epigrams in the Isle of Cyprus — life as a courtesan.

Both his 1959 novel In the Wake of a Stranger and his 1962 novel about the Cyprus emergency The High Bright Sun were made into films, Black writing the screenplays in each case.