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The Flag on The Mountain
The sight-line looking to the north from Nicosia and central Cyprus is dominated by the Pentadaktylos Mountains, on the other side…
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Ermou Street 2017
Ermou Street within the ancient walls of eastern Nicosia. In the mid-1900s, this was a thriving shopping area. Now, this stretch o…
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Nicosia Barrier
The wall from the northern side in the western part of Nicosia within the ancient city walls (map coordinates are inaccurate here)…
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Buffer Zone
The highway passage from south to north, just west of Nicosia, passes through a fenced off UN-controlled buffer zone. The Pentadak…
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Kyrenia Town Office
Kyrenia is an ancient port town located on the north coast. The town was reportedly founded before 1,000 BCE by Greeks from the Pe…
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My House from 1956-1960
Most houses and businesses that were abandoned in 1974 following the division of the island were subsequently reoccupied by refuge…
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Panagia Chrysopolitissa Church
Interior of Panagia Chrysopolitissa - 2017. Note the remaining wooden beams the iconostasis, altar, and font in the left-hand si…
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Panagia Chrysopolitissa Church
Detail of the ont of the left-hand side of the church.
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Panagia Chrysopolitissa Church
Detail of the carving on the beam of the iconostasis.
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Kyrenia Castle and Harbor - 2017
A key feature of the northern port town of Kyrenia is its distinctive medieval harbor and castle. There is a stand-alone Byzantin…
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Kyrenia Harbor 2017
By 2017, five years on, the harbor is clogged with pleasure boats, The road around the harbor is now ringed by restaurants and bar…
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St Evlalios Church Interior
St Evlalios was originally constructed in the 6th Century, with additional work done for several centuries. The present structure…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Easter
Easter is a significant holiday in the Greek Orthodox tradition, and associated celebrations include both church attendance, somet…
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The Cat
In Cyprus, both North and South, as well as throughout the Mediterranean, cats are ubiquitous. Archaeologists have reported findin…
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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…
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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…
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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…