Cyprus

About Cyprus

Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, sits at a crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and its layers of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman heritage reflect that position. Its capital, Nicosia, lies inland on the Mesaoria plain, ringed by Venetian walls. From the Troodos Mountains to beaches linked in myth to the goddess Aphrodite, the island packs remarkable variety into a small space.

• ·The word copper traces back to Cyprus: the Romans called the metal aes Cyprium, ore of Cyprus, after the island's ancient mines.
• ·Cyprus's flag shows a map of the island itself, a rarity among national flags, in copper-orange above two olive branches.
• ·Nicosia is often described as the world's last divided capital, split by a UN-patrolled buffer zone known as the Green Line.

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