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...
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Kyrenia is a 4th-century BC ancient Greek merchant ship that sank c. 294 BC. Kyrenia's wreck was discovered by Greek-Cypriot diving instructor Andreas...
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The Kyrenia Mountains (Greek: Κερύνειο Όρος; Turkish: Girne Dağları) is a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately 160 km (100 mi) along...
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Kyrenia Castle (Greek: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish: Girne Kalesi) is a 16th-century castle built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification...
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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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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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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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Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (section Kyrenia and Pentemilli beachhead)
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...
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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...
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area between Nicosia and Kyrenia, where well-armed Turkish Cypriot enclaves had been long-established; while off the Kyrenia coast, Turkish troop ships...
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