Strovilia (Turkish: Akyar) is a small village located right at the border of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia. It is the site of a Green Line crossing.
The Cyprus UN buffer zone boundaries are defined as the cease fire lines of 16 August 1974. When the cease fire came into effect, the Turkish forces had not reached the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) boundary near Strovilia. The Turks falsely believed the entire village was part of SBA, and therefore was not attacked. The Turkish Forward Defence Line was established by UNFICYP as being north of the Famagusta/Larnaca Road.
This is the only place on the island where the Republic of Cyprus borders the Turkish occupied area directly. Strovilia is not an enclave, but a small fragment as there are two neighbours.
In 2000 the Turks broke the status quo rules of not advancing their positions and occupied the fragment.
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