Where
is Cyprus?
Cyprus
is the most easterly of the Mediterranean islands and the third
largest in the area after Sicily
and Sardinia
in the Mediterranean.
At the nearest
coastal points it is 40 miles from Turkey,
60 miles from Syria, and 250
miles from Egypt.
North Cyprus is
some 100 miles long, 40 miles across at its widest point and has
a total area of 1357 square miles, comprising nearly 36% of the
island of Cyprus.
Boundaries in Cyprus
An in depth pictorial guide to
land boundaries in Cyprus
Geography
of the island
The geography of
North Cyprus is characterized by a unique blend of mountains,
plains, and beaches. The Kyrenia (Beşparmak
/ Five Finger) mountain range,
with its magnificent jagged limestone peaks, the highest of
which is Mount İçova at 3,357 ft. runs along most of the
northern coastline from a startling backdrop.
To the east of the island the mountain range loses height as it
extends along the narrow peninsula known as Karpas,
or more affectionately, `The Panhandle'.
It is here that the best
beaches of Cyprus can be found, long wide empty bays of the
purest sand that stretch for miles.
Cities
and the towns
To the south of
the Kyrenia range lies Nicosia
(Lefkoşa) (population 39,000), the capital of North
Cyprus, through which runs the boundary, or as it is called `The
Green Line' separating the North from South Cyprus.
The other major centers are the tourist resorts of Famagusta
(Mağusa)
(population 30,000), Kyrenia (Girne)
(population 22,000), and the citrus center of Güzelyurt
(Morphou) (population 15,000).
Local
Time
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to see the current local time in North Cyprus.
