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CYPRUS FROM A SATELLITE
Cyprus from a satellite (a picture taken by NASA).
STATUE
OF APHRODITE
Marble statue representing Aphrodite of the 1st century b.c.
OLD
MAP
An old map of Cyprus.
LIMASSOL
Limassol, the most important tourist and commercial centre of Cyprus,
today lies between two ancient city kingdoms, Kourion on the west and
Amathus
on the east, and an hour's drive from the other regions (Paphos, Larnaca,
Nicosia, Troodos).
KOLOSSI CASTLE
14km west of Limassol on the road to Paphos. A fine example of military
architecture originally constructed in the 13th century.
APHRODITE, the Goddess of
LOVE.
The Great Goddess of Cyprus may still be present all over "the
Sweet Land of Cyprus" where love so easily springs up among the beauty
of the landscape, the mildness of the climate and the charm of its people.
Ceramic jug from Cyprus
A Barrel-shaped ceramic jug from Cyprus, Idalion, ca. 1050-725
B.C., with painted, circular designs, red, black, cream, one handle and
central orifice. Ceramic objects such as this were traded extensively in
the Mediterranean region. From the Western Civilization exhibit at the
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.==Smithsonian photo by
Kim Nielson. (c) 1992 Smithsonian Institution.
PICTURES FROM THE PART OF CYPRUS
UNDER
TURKISH ILLEGAL OCCUPATION
Kerynia.
Bellapais Abbey.
St Nicolas
Famagusta
St. Barnabas monastery
Othellos Tower in Famagusta
Karpasia Peninsula.
Salamis.
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