The weather in
Cyprus is paradise-like and
Nicosia remains the only capital divided between 2 nations.
Plan your holidays to Cyprus, because you’ll have plenty of things to do there.
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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Cyprus, the most Eastern island in the
Mediteranean.
The country is a member of the
European Union and is mainly a
European culture, although the map of Cyprus is divided between
Turkish occupied
Northern Cyprus and
Greek Cyprus.
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1. The
Cypriot dessert wine commandaria is recognized as the world's oldest named wine.
Knight crusaders have named it in the
13th century, but it may have been made for 5,
000 years.
King Richard the Lionheart of
England called it "the wine of kings and the king of wines" at his wedding.
2. In 2004, archaeologists found the remains of a person buried with a cat at a Neolithic archeological site in Cyprus. Dating back about 9,
500 years, this is the oldest known pet cat, predating
Egyptian civilization and pushing back the earliest known feline-human association significantly.
3. Since
1974 Northern Cyprus has been declared a separate state under Turkish control. The “
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” is ruled by the
Turks, but this title is only recognized by
Turkey itself. Not only is the island of Cyprus largely divided so is the capital city of Nicosia, which lies separated by “
The Green Line” akin to the manner in which
Berlin was once divided into
East and West Germany. It is now the only capital in the world to be divided between two ‘nations’.
4.Cyprus lies in the midst of several
Middle Eastern nations—including
Syria,
Lebanon, and
Israel. But its closest country in proximity is Turkey to the south. This unique location has set up the island of Cyprus as a neutral crossroads for many diplomatic proceedings throughout history.
5.
Human presence is first recorded on the island in the
10th millennium BC.
Groups of people from the
Asian mainland visited the island for short periods of time in order to hunt the pygmy hippos.By the
9th millennium BC sedentary communities are settled in Cyprus.
6.
Perfume originated from Cyprus.
Aphrodite must have smelled pretty good if the 4000 year old traces of perfume found by archeologists in
Pyrgos are anything to go by. The perfumes were discovered in alabaster bottles within an enormous underground cave. Archeologists believe they were produced on an industrial scale.
7. The pine forests of the Troodos and the
Kyrenia mountains owe their existence to none other than
Winston Churchill. As a junior minister in the early
1900's, he ordered a re-afforestation programme to replace the famous forests of centuries gone by, systematically eroded by centuries of felling to build ships and provide fuel for smelting.
The island's forests now provide a tranquil haven from the searing heat of summer.
More
Info:
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/top10facts/387213/Top-10-facts-about-Cyprus
http://edition.cnn.com/
2013/12/16/travel/10-unique-cyprus/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus
http://www.heartcyprus.com/history_of_cyprus
http://www.cyprus-travel-secrets.com/top-10-cyprus-secrets
.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cyprus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Buffer_Zone_in_Cyprus
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http://elder-geek.com/
2010/09/lionheart-kings-crusade-preview/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/17/black-footed-cat-philadelphia-zoo_n_5504085.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cyprus
http://observationdeck.kinja.com/when-you-and-the-cat-react-the-same-way-1635850665
http://www.thetoc.gr/eng/news/article/diary-offers-glimpse-of-1974-cyprus-war-through-teenage-eyes
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/frozen-time-abandoned-airport-houses-inside-cyprus-un-buffer-zone-1444238
https://kateincolor.wordpress.com/tag/buffer-zone/
http://www.cyprusshots.com/2014/02/ledras-street-at-night/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarios_Avenue
http://www.vasilias.nikoklis.com/five-must-do-things-when-visiting-cyprus/
http://imgkid.com/neolithic-people-clothes
.shtml
http://imgkid.com/neolithic-people-clothes.shtml
http://pinitgallery.com/pages/p/perfume-bottle-wallpaper-hd/
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/12/independent-churchills-family-begged-him-not-to-convert-to-islam
http://www.travyde.com/city/Churchill-Falls
- published: 03 Jun 2015
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