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The UN Buffer Zone is shown in light blue on the map. The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was established on 4 March 1964. It was extended on 9 August after the Battle of Tillyria and extended again in 1974 after the ceasefire of 16 August ...
The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot community which runs the Republic of Cyprus (de facto only comprising the south of the island since the 1974 coup d'etat and the following invasion) and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island, where troops of the Republic of ...
Category. : Border crossings of Cyprus. This category contains pages on crossings across the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus between the recognised Republic of Cyprus and the largely unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Border crossings of Cyprus.
Astromeritis is the location of one of the six de facto crossings across the UN Buffer Zone between the area effectively controlled by the Republic of Cyprus and the Northern Cyprus. The town on the northern side of the border is Zodeia (Turkish: Bostancı). The crossing is only for vehicular traffic. The crossing was opened on 31 August 2005.
A sign at the border of Dhekelia. The borders of Akrotiri and Dhekelia refer to the international boundary between the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (a British overseas territory) and the republic of Cyprus. The SBAs consist of two enclaves in the island of Cyprus. The border of Akrotiri is 48 km (30 mi), [1] and the border of ...
There are seven border crossings between Northern Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus. [76] Since May 2004 some tourists have taken to flying to the Republic of Cyprus directly then crossing the green line to holiday in Northern Cyprus. [77] [needs update] On 21 September 2011, Turkey and Northern Cyprus signed an EEZ border agreement in New York ...
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (/ ˌækroʊˈtɪəri ənd diˈkeɪliə /), officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia[2] (SBA), [a] is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which include British military bases and installations that were formerly part of the Crown colony of Cyprus, were retained by the ...
HM Revenue & Customs. SBA Customs vehicle. Sovereign Base Areas Customs and Immigration is a semi- autonomous branch of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of the United Kingdom. It has jurisdiction over Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a Sovereign Base Area, and home to British Forces Cyprus.