Cyprus

There are various explanations for that, but, the more possible one is that it took the name out of Kuprum, which meant Copper in the ancient era of Cyprus. And as the island was popular for the wealth amounts of Copper (which keeps until today), they used to call it the copper land, otherwise Kuprum. Through the ages the name had been alternated to several other between which Kubrus, and, ended to Cyprus (in Greek is Kypros).

OK, let me get this straight, i am a Turkish Cypriot so that means Turkey owns 1 half of Cyprus, the other half is owned by the Greek Cypriots which i have a lot of respect for because if it wasn't for them Cyprus wouldn't be what it is today. Originally the first country to occupied Cyprus was the Turkish people, they then settled about 100 years ago and created their own culture because they did not think of themselves as Turkish Cypriot's, they thought of themselves as just Cypriots. Then the Greeks invaded and the Turks and Greeks had a war over who claims Cyprus, in the end they ended up sharing Cyprus. About 30 years ago Cyprus was literally divided in half, one for the Turkish Cypriots and one for the Greek Cypriots. In 1971,or sometime then, the government decided it was unfair that the Turkish Cypriots could not mix with the Greek Cypriots so now we live together as one big family in perfect harmony and Greek Cypriots speak Turkish and Turkish Cypriots speak Greek. END OF

No. Cyprus is wholly in the Mediterranean Sea. The Aegean Sea is to the northwest of Cyprus.

Greek Cypriot or the Republic of Cyprus.

There are two governments on Cyprus: the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. While the North expressly claims that it is Turkish, the South does not make any religious or ethnic claims. In fact the border at Nicosia is open to Turkish Cypriots from the North who wish to take part in advantages that the government of Cyprus has, such as membership in the European Union.

When people say the "Greek Cypriot government" they are referring to the Republic of Cyprus since it has a Greek Cypriot majority, but the government of the Republic of Cyprus is not exclusivist in any way.

To specify in simple words, The "Turkish Republic of North Cyprus" it is reffered with " due to the fact that it is not regognised as a goverment or state what so ever by UN and international law

It depends what job they are doing.

If you fly from Heathrow to Larnaca it's just over 2000 miles each way I think.

The national sport is football (or 'soccer' as it is termed in the US), and it's hugely popular.

Other popular sports include basketball, tennis, and horse-racing. Cricket is not played by Cypriots, but is popular amongst the many expatriot Sri Lankans who live there and work in menial jobs.

in Urdu it is called QABRUS (Kab-rus)

Actually Cyprus is a member of the EU, but, it is located to the cross of 3 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa). It is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon.

Actually it is only in Asian continent

If you mean Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus...in Europe.

From Heathrow to Paphos airport is about 4 hours

Approx 5-5 and 1/2 hours. It is classed as a medium haulage flight. There are 2 airports on the island of Cyprus.

Salt

If you are sending a normal-sized letter, you would need $0.49 total of stamps to mail it from Indiana to California. You could use a Forever stamp or a combination of other stamps that equals $0.49.

There are many different companies in the Paphos, Cyphos airport. Some examples of companies would be Sixt, EconomyCarRentals, and Elephant Rent A Car.

It is because north Cyprus is illegally occupied by the Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (non-occupied area) is a member of European Union.

So officially the currency is Euro, but the occupied part is bias by Turkey to use Turkish currency.

The old currency of Cyprus is the Cyprus Pound. The new currency is the Euro. :)

Yes and No. Officially, the Republic of Cyprus is recognized by all countries except Turkey as having de jure control of the entire island (except for the UK bases of Akotiri and Dhelika). However, in 1974, Turkey invaded Cyprus and created the puppet state called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus. All countries other than Turkey view this as an unlawful occupation of sovereign Cypriot territory.

Duck holiday - Henry

For financial and political stability; Cyprus is a small country - the population is less than some English counties - and it has unstable neighbours; Turkey, Israel and Syria. Cyprus was invaded relatively recently (1973) and, understandably, Cypriots welcome the stability that being a member of the EU tends to bring. Cyprus has also benefited from EU grants for major road projects.

Cyprus is a Middle Eastern island, and it's geography is very similar to that of Israel or Lebanon, with pale rocky hillsides covered in scrubby bushes interspursed with woodlands of spruce, pine and olive trees. Much of it is flat plain, which is used for agriculture and covered with vegetable fields, or groves for growing lemons, oranges and olives and avocadoes. However, there are two main mountain ranges- the Troodos in the South, which is thickly forested with both evergreen and deciduous trees and scattered with several villages, and the Penedactylos range in the North, which is far more craggy and steep-sided, without much in the way of woodland. The Cypriot coast has some beautiful bays and beaches, many of which are unspoilt but others of which are fast being developed as tourist resorts. For most of the year it is a hot country, in Summer unbearably so, with temperatures normally reaching over 42 degrees Centigrade, although during the Winter months it is cooler, and in early Spring can even be quite chilly at night.

Cyprus is a divided island following the Turkish invasion of 1974; the North is controlled by the Turks and the South by the Greeks, with a UN-administered demarcation line seperating the two sides. Although the North has declared itself to be an independent Republic for nearly 30 years now, it is not recognised as such by any nation other than Turkey itself (which created it in the first place). The reason for the Turkish invasion was a military coup by extreme right-wing military officers who wanted to either expel or exterminate the island's Turkish population, so Turkey stepped in to protect the Turkish Cypriot people.

The main cities of Cyprus are the capital Nicosia (which is in the centre of the island and itself split between the two sides, with the Greek sector much more over-developed than the Turkish one), the Southern coastal cities of Limassol, Paphos (on the South Eastern tip) and Larnaca, and Famagusta, which is on the Eastern coast and just within the Turkish half (the Turks call it 'Girne'). The cities are linked by an artery of long, Californian-style highways that traverse the plains and hillsides. Limassol is the main coastal port for the island and receives most of it's shipping traffic, and is an ugly city, with a vast suburban sprawl of concrete apartment blocks and gross hillside villas. Paphos is a tourist centre and is little better, tending to cater for the lowest type of tourist and with it's centre a riot of kitsche replica Greek bars, amusement arcades and shopping malls. Larnaca is a far nicer place to stay.

Although the island is rapidly being overdeveloped with blockhouse-style tourist villages, massive office blocks and new roadways, large parts of it still remain unspoilt, and it is by no means totally ruined. Some lovely old buildings from the period of Ottoman and British rule still remain in Nicosia and Larnaca, and in more rural locations. Cyprus still retains many relics of it's British Colonial past, not only buildings but old British letter-boxes (now painted yellow) and some beautiful 1950s classic cars!

Both halves of the island are fully developed countries, with the Greek sector having a fully-functioning democracy (although some corruption is endemic within the Government). The North is poorer than the South, being dependent largely on Turkey for financial subsidy, although there is little real poverty, and although it relies heavily on a military presence for it's security, there is a measure of democracy in electing Presidential candidates (although the level of choice is limited to ones that the military approve of!) There continues to be resentment between Greek and Turk, but this rarely reaches the level of open violence or hostility, and there is little chance of the war starting up again. The 'status quo' is likely to remain as it is for the foreseeable future, and it is a very safe place for outsiders to visit.

It is possible for visitors to the South to cross over to the North to visit, although they have to show their passports at checkpoints and are not allowed to stay in the North for longer than 3 days. If they do, they cannot re-enter the South overland, but must fly to Turkey, then Greece, and back to Southern Cyprus again.

The main industries of Cyprus are tourism, agriculture, and the service sector such as banking and retail. It exports agricultural produce, small goods and textiles, whilst importing oil, electrical goods, heavy machinery and cars.

The crime rate in Cyprus is very low, far lower than in the West, and felonies such as rape, murder or violent mugging are extremely rare. When such things DO occur, they are normally perpetrated by non-Cypriots living on the island, such as Somali's or British expatriates.

The population is made up mostly of Greek and Turkish Cypriots, although in the cities there are also a number of Philippino's and Sri Lankans who work as domestic helpers, cleaners and labourers. There are also a number of Cypriot Armenians, descendants of the Armenians who fled the Turkish genocide of the early 1920s. Other nationalities who live there in significant numbers include British, Lebanese, Somalians and mainland Greeks and Turks.

Cyprus was located at the center of a trading market. Cyprus could trade with 3 continents Africa,Asia and Europe. So major powers that sorrounded cyprus always had a major interest in taking over as well as the massive production of copper that took place.

I think it was a MEDC

About 7-8 hours of flight to Larnaca (city) or Pafos (city) airport.