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Kyrenia is a city on the
northern coast of Cyprus,
noted for its
historic harbour and castle. It is
under the de
facto control of
Northern Cyprus. While...
- The
Kyrenia District, or
simply Kyrenia, is one of the six
districts of Cyprus. Its
capital city is
Kyrenia. It is the
smallest of Cyprus's districts...
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Kyrenia is a 4th-century BC
ancient Gr****
merchant ship that sank c. 294 BC.
Kyrenia's wreck was
discovered by Gr****-Cypriot
diving instructor Andreas...
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Kyrenia Castle (Gr****: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish:
Girne Kalesi) is a 16th-century
castle built by the
Venetians over a
previous Crusader fortification...
- The
Kyrenia Mountains (Gr****: Κερύνειο Όρος; Turkish:
Girne Dağları) is a long,
narrow mountain range that runs for
approximately 160 km (100 mi) along...
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history of
Kyrenia, a city in
Cyprus that the
Turks have
occupied since 1974,
dates back to
Prehistoric Cyprus and
continues into the present.
Kyrenia dates...
- in the
Turkish invasion of Cyprus. It is
located 5
miles (8 km) west of
Kyrenia, thus the name. For
three days (20–22 July 1974),
heavy fighting took place...
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Apostolos Andreas being the
endpoint of the
Karpaz Peninsula. The
narrow Kyrenia mountain range lies
along the
northern coastline, and the
highest point...
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island is
dominated by two
mountain ranges, the
Troodos Mountains and the
Kyrenia Mountains or Pentadaktylos, and the
central plain, the Mesaoria, between...
- As a result, the Turkish-Cypriot
forces had
control of the
Nicosia –
Kyrenia highway, and
access to the
coastal area
north of the Pentadaktylos. With...
