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Tsiflikoudia
Tsiflikoudia is a municipality in the province of Limassol in Cyprus. Location Tsiflikoudia is part of the Limassol district. It is situated south of Limassol (and the settlement of Zakaki), close to Kato Polemidia and Ypsonas (northwest), Trachoni (west) and Asomatos (southwest). It includes Aplostra beach, ("stretcher") named because of the way the shore stretches along the sea coast. (Exonym: Lady's Mile beach, coming from a British officer who was using the beach for his daily rides on his horse named Lady). Akrotiri British Forces Military Base is also in the area. History According to a 1935 article in a Cypriot newspaper, the Tserkezoi inhabitants settled in Fasouri (an area adjacent to Tsiflikoudia) in 1864. These people came from modern day Georgia and Russia. After the imposition of Russian rule in their region and the prolonged conflict that followed, they migrated to various territories of the Ottoman Empire, including Cyprus. Despite the adverse reaction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tserkezoi
Tserkezoi ( el, Τσερκέζοι or ; tr, Çerkez or ) is a village west of Limassol, Cyprus, lying partly in Limassol District, and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Tserkezoi is the Greek name of the Circassians who inhabited Cyprus in the late 19th century. There is another article in wikipedia about the same topic Cerkez Ciflik (or Tzerkezoi-How local Greek-Cypriots call the area inhabitants- or Circassians The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in ...) is a community in the province of Limassol in Cyprus. Location Cerkez Ciftlik is located next to the city of Limassol. It borders on the east with the municipality of Limassol (with the settlement of Zakaki to the northeast with Kato Polemidia, to the north with Ypsonas, to the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geographically in Western Asia, its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was established after the 1974 invasion and which is recognised as a country only by Turkey. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis and Kourion, and Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limassol
Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 183,658 and a metropolitan population of 239,842. In 2014, Limassol was ranked by TripAdvisor as the 3rd up-and-coming destination in the world, in its Top 10 Traveler's Choice Destinations on the Rise list. The city is also ranked 89th worldwide in Mercer's Quality of Living Survey (2017). In the 2020 ranking published by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Limassol was classified as a "Gamma −" global city. History Limassol was built between two ancient Greek cities, Amathus and Kourion, and during Byzantine rule it was known as Neapolis (new town). Limassol's historical centre is located around its medieval Limassol Castle and the Old Port. Today the city spreads along the Mediterranean coast and has extende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakaki
Zakaki is one of the quarters of Limassol municipality on the island of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge .... It is the westernmost part of the municipality. It started as a village. In 1972 it was incorporated with the Limassol Municipality and since then it is one of the quarters of the city's central municipality. According to the 2011 census, Zakaki had 5,874 inhabitants. References Quarters of Limassol {{cyprus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kato Polemidia
Kato Polemidia ( gr, Κάτω Πολεμίδια; tr, Aşağı Binatlı) is a municipality of Cyprus, located in the district of Limassol. It has a population of 22,369 according to the 2011 census. History The area of Kato Polemidia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a Late Bronze Age necropolis, as well as archaeological remains from prehistoric times at sites called Skammata and Ufkia. In medieval sources the village is referred to as Polemidia, without dividing into Lower and Upper Polemidia. In 1986 Kato Polemidia was declared a municipality. . Sub-divisions areas The Municipality of Kato Polemidia, for administrative purposes, is divided into 6 districts: # Archangel Michael # Anthoupolis # Apostle Barnabas # Makarios C. # Saint Nicholas # Panagia Evangelistria Public Health Institutions In Kato Polemidia is situated the New State Hospital of Limassol Sport Clubs Sports clubs in the area are Doxa Polemidi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ypsonas
Ypsonas (also spelled ''Ipsonas'', el, Ύψωνας, Ypsōnas, Turkish: İpsona) is a municipality in the Limassol prefecture of Cyprus. It is one of the largest villages in the Limassol District of Cyprus and is located about 7 kilometers west of Limassol city. The southern part of the village is within the administrative borders of the British military base of Akrotiri - Episkopi. It has 10,916 residents as recorded in the Census of 2011.2011 Population Census, MS Excel document Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2012. History and archaeology Ypsonas has existed since the Middle Ages. Farmers from ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachoni, Limassol
Trachoni ( el, Τραχώνι or tr, Trahon) is a large village lying partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus, and partly in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. , it had a population of 3,952. Prior to 1974, Trachoni was inhabited both by Greek- and Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 .... The Greek Cypriots constituted a majority. References Geography of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Communities in Limassol District {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asomatos, Limassol
Asomatos ( gr, Ασώματος) is a village located in the Limassol District of Cyprus, 7 km west of Limassol directly adjacent to the Akrotiti Sovereign Base Area, and lying partly within the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o .... The village was slightly populated by Turkish Cypriots before 1974. References {{Limassol District Communities in Limassol District Turkish Cypriot villages depopulated after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akrotiri And Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which include British military bases and installations, as well as other land, were retained by the British under the 1960 treaty of independence, signed by the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey and representatives from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, which granted independence to the (then) Crown colony of Cyprus. The territory serves an important role as a station for signals intelligence and provides a vital strategic part of the United Kingdom surveillance-gathering network in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. History The Sovereign Base Areas were created in 1960 by the London and Zürich Agreements, when Cyprus achieved independence from the British Empire, as recorded by the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Cypriots
Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 respondents recorded their ethnicity as Greek, forming almost 99% of the 667,398 Cypriot citizens and over 78% of the 840,407 total residents of the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. These figures do not include the 29,321 citizens of Greece residing in Cyprus, ethnic Greeks recorded as citizens of other countries, or the population of the Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus. The majority of Greek Cypriots are members of the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity. In regard to the 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, the term also includes Maronites, Armenians, and Catholics of the Latin Church ("Latins"), who were given the option of being included in either the Greek or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circassians
The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the Circassian genocide, which was perpetrated by the Russian Empire in the 19th century during the Russo-Circassian War, most Circassians were exiled from their homeland in Circassia to modern-day Turkey and the rest of the Middle East, where the majority of them are concentrated today. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization estimated in the early 1990s that there are as many as 3.7 million Circassians in diaspora in over 50 countries. The Circassian language is the ancestral language of the Circassian people, and Islam has been the dominant religion among them since the 17th century. Circassia has been subject to repeated invasions since ancient times; its isolated terrain coupled wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
