Cyprus - "The Other Side" - 1956 - 2017 - Jan Sassaman Photography

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Cyprus - "The Other Side" - 1956 - 2017

Photos of both sides, north and south, of the Green Line in Cyprus Mostly taken April 2017

To the Other Side - 1960

The main road from Kyrenia south to Nicosia as through the pass in the Pentadacytos Mountain range. This field, in front of our ho…
Which Flag is It?

Three flags fly in front of the Archbishop's Palace in Nicosia - from lef to right, the flag of the Republic of Cyprus, a flag rep…
Easter Banners

Again, banners representing the flags of Cyprus, Greece, and the Church, here at the entrance to a small church in the Nicosia sub…
Tavern in Kakopetria, Troodos Mountains

The Greek flag is more evident in this tavern in the mountains south of Nicosia, in an areas near where the EOKA resistance fighte…
Bell Towers and Minarets

Cyprus was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1570 and remained under Ottoman rule for more than 300 years. Approximately 18% of t…
Kites not Warplanes

Sentiments against conflict can be seen on both sides of the buffer zone, some times, in the form of imaginative graffiti. This,…
The English School - Nicosia

With an adult literacy rate (2015) of just over 99 percent, education is an important part of Cypriot life. The English School wa…
Easter

Easter is a significant holiday in the Greek Orthodox tradition, and associated celebrations include both church attendance, somet…
Hala Sultan Tekke

The Mosque of Umm Haram (Turkish: Hala Sultan Tekkesi) is a Muslim shrine in southern Cyprus, in the Greek zone, near the town of…
The Balloon Lady

Who are the Cypriots? The people of Cyprus ultimately have come from all over the Eastern Mediterranean as well as Europe and to…
Turish Cypriot- Kyrenia 1960

This man, probably a Turkish Cypriot posed for me beside our house in 1960. Down this street, about 100 yards, was the Turkish Qu…
The Cat

In Cyprus, both North and South, as well as throughout the Mediterranean, cats are ubiquitous. Archaeologists have reported findin…
Cyprus Donkey

Before the advent of mechanization of agriculture, the donkey was a key farm animal on Cyprus, used for transportation and as a be…
The Donkey at Work

Taken in 1988 near the Village of Lefkara in the south, this was a typical scene throughout Cyprus 50 years ago.
Panagia Trypimeni - Patriki, Famagusta.

Not all chapels and churches that have been abandoned and/or desecrated as a result of movement of populations following the 1974…
Village of Stylloi, Famagusta District

The Village of Stylloi (Pillar in Greek), located some 4 miles west of Salamis north of the buffer zone. Again, as with most towns…
Prophet Helias (Profitis Ilias) Church, Stylloi, Famagusta, Cyprus

The Prophet Hlias Church, located in the village of Stylloi about 3 to 4 miles west of Salamis north of the buffer zone, is a subs…
Cemetery - Prophet Helias Church

Damaged Tombstone among many others in the Prophet Helias Church cemetery..
South Coast Sunset

We rushed cross the mountains from the southern town of Polis to Pahpos on the southwest coast of the island in time to capture th…