Cyprus, the Divided Island

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Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean sea after Sicily and Sardinia. It has a population of about 793,100 of whom 80,7% are Greek-Cypriots, 87,600 are Turkish-Cypriots and 66,000 are foreigners.

History

The history of Cyprus streches back to 8500 BC where the first pre Neolithic settlements were encountered. It was taken over by many empires due to its strategic position for trade. It was under the hands of empire builders such as Egyptians, Assyrians, Phoenicians etc.



To cut a long story short, Cyprus fell into the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1571 before becoming a British colony in 1925.







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