where is Cyprus?

Answer 1

Cyprus is a lovely island in the mediterranean south of Greece and Turkey and west of Israel and Lebanon.

Answer 2

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Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia. In the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean, it is located south of the Anatolian peninsula (Asia Minor), or modern-day Turkey, of the Asian (or Eurasian) mainland; thus, it is generally included in Western Asia, or the Middle East, geographically.

Cyprus measures 240 kilometres latitudinally and 100 km longitudinally, with Turkey 75 km to the north. Other neighbouring territories include Syria and Lebanon to the east (105 km and 108 km, respectively), Israel 200 km to the southeast, Egypt 380 km to the south, and Greece to the west-north-west: 280 km to the small Dodecanesian island of Kastellórizo (Meyísti), 400 km to Rhodes, and 800 km to the Greek mainland.

The physical setting for life on the island is dominated by the mountain masses and the central plain they encompass, the Mesaoria. The Troodos Mountains cover most of the southern and western portions of the island and account for roughly half its area. The narrow Kyrenia Range, extending along the northern coastline, occupies substantially less area, and elevations are lower. The two mountain systems run generally parallel to the Taurus Mountains on the Turkish mainland, whose silhouette is visible from northern Cyprus. Coastal lowlands, varying in width, surround the island.

Geopolitically, the island is subdivided into four main segments. The Republic of Cyprus, the internationally recognized government, occupies the southern two-thirds of the island. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus occupies the northern third of the island and is recognised only by Turkey. The United Nations-controlled Green Line is a buffer zone that separates the two. Lastly, two bases under British sovereignty are located on the island: Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Geographic coordinates: 35° N 33° E: 34°33’–35°34’ N; 32°16’–34°37’ E

Answer 3

Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean disputed by both Greece and Turkey. Cyprus translated into Greek means copper.

Answer 4

Cyprus is officially known as the Republic of Cyprus. It is a Eurasian island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea south of modern-day Turkey.

Answer 5

In Cyprus

Answer 6

The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia), Cyprus is geographically situated in the eastern Mediterranean and just south of the Anatolian peninsula (or Asia Minor) of the Asian mainland; thus, it is commonly included in the Middle East (see also Western Asia and Near East). Turkey is 75 kilometres (47 miles) north; other neighbouring countries include Syria and Lebanon to the east, Israel to the southeast, Egypt to the south, and Greece to the west-north-west.

Historically, politically and culturally, however, it is closely aligned with Europe – the Greek Cypriots in the internationally recognised Government controlled area with Greece and the Turkish Cypriots in the illegally occupied North with Turkey. Historically, Cyprus has been at the crossroads between Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa, with lengthy periods of mainly Greek and intermittent Anatolian, Levantine, and British influences. Thus, it is generally considered a transcontinental island.

The central plain (Mesaoria) with the Kyrenia and Pentadactylos mountains to the north and the Troodos mountain range to the south and west. There are also scattered, but significant, plains along the southern coast.

The climate is temperate and Mediterranean with dry summers and variably rainy winters. Summer temperatures range from warm at higher elevations in the Troodos mountains to hot in the lowlands. Winter temperatures are mild at lower elevations, where snow rarely occurs, but are significantly colder in the Troodos mountains, where there is sufficient snow for a seasonal ski facility.

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Answer 7

here is a map of Cyprus http://education.yahoo.com/reeference/dictionary/image;_ylt=AvrdNLwx3ifnNeUL8S3NvU.ugMMF?id=CO8420000&path=a4cyprus.jpg Cyprus is an island of Greece.It is east-south from Greece, west from Turkey. It is a Greek territory that has invasion of Turkey and now it has a border. It is a very rich country full of banks.There is no public transport- just everyone has a car.Its soo beautiful I heard.Here is another good map of Cyprus http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopages/medsea.htm

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Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Answer 9

Below Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer 10

eastern med sea close to turkey, its divided into two halves northern cyprus is owned by turkey , the south greece/cypriots.