Where is Cyprus anyway?

Where is Cyprus anyway? 

Cyprus, is an island in the east of the Mediterranean Sea, which has been famous since ancient times for its mineral wealth, excellent wines and products, as well as its natural beauty.

This island is located in the eastern Mediterranean and has an area of about 9251 km and is located between the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. The island of Cyprus has about 1364 km of coastline. All kinds of fruits and vegetables can be found in this area.

Eighteen percent of the people of the island of Cyprus are Turkish and eighty percent are Greek. Therefore, the official language of the people of Cyprus is Greek and Turkish, but the English language is widely spoken in this country. Cypriots are educated and civilized people and most of them are fluent in several living languages of the world, German, Russian and French languages are common in Cyprus.

Cyprus 

A "golden green leaf thrown into the sea" and a land of "savage weather and volcanoes", Cyprus includes high mountains, fertile valleys and wide beaches, as the Greek Cypriot poet Leonidas Malnis said. Settled for over 10,000 years, Cyprus is at the cultural, linguistic and historical crossroads between Europe and Asia. Its main cities are the capital Nicosia, Limassol, Famagusta and Paphos.

  Today, Cyprus is a popular tourist destination for visitors from Europe, favored by many people from all over the world. Travelers in Cyprus are bird watchers attracted by the diversity of the island's migratory species.

Old Paphos, Cyprus: Petra To Romeo 

In 1960 Cyprus became independent from Britain as the Republic of Cyprus (since 1925 it had been a Crown Colony). Prolonged conflict between the Greek Cypriot majority and the Turkish Cypriot minority and the invasion of the island by Turkish troops in 1974 led to the de facto division of the island (although not internationally recognized) and the establishment of a de facto Turkish Republic in 1975. The state of Cyprus in the northern part of the country issued a unilateral declaration of independence in 1983 and chose the name of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Its independence was recognized only by Turkey.