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Cyprus officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasia

Eurasia

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n island country, member of the European Union

European Union

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, in the Eastern Mediterranean

Eastern Mediterranean

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, east of Greece

Greece

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, south of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, west of Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

and north of Egypt

Egypt

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. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

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The earliest known human activity

Prehistoric Cyprus

The Prehistoric Period is the oldest part of Cypriot history.This article covers the period 10,000 to 800 BC and ends immediately before written records of civilizations, such as the first mention of Cyprus by the Romans.-Epipalaeolithic:...

on the island dates back to around the 10th millennium BCE. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic

Neolithic

The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...

village of Khirokitia, which has been declared a World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

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by UNESCO

UNESCO

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, along with the Tombs of the Kings

Tombs of the Kings (Paphos)

The Tombs of the Kings is a large necropolis lying about two kilometres north-west of Paphos harbour in Cyprus...

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Government

Cyprus in the Middle Ages

Cyprus in ancient times

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Timeline

1489 The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.

1878 Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.

1955 The EOKA rebellion against The British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of obtaining the desired unification ("enosis") with Greece.

1959 The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.

1959 Archbishop Makarios becomes the first President of Cyprus.

1960 Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

1961 Cyprus enters the Council of Europe.

1964 Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.

1974 In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek Junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.

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