Cyprus

Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of and west of . Since July 1974, Cyprus has been politically separated into two separate territories divided by the "Green Line"; travel between the two parts is much easier than it used to be.
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  • Island
  • …has about 1,140,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 700 metres (2,290 feet)
  • Description: island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea
  • Also known as
    “Alashiya”
    “Asy”
    “Cyprus (island)”
    “Island of Cyprus”
    “Yadnana”

Places of Interest

Discover Panagia tou Araka and Panagia tis Asinou.
The , or Arakos, is a middle Byzantine Orthodox church located in .
is a church.
5 km north of Cyprus

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agros and Kyperounta.
is a village built on the Troödos Mountains…
is a town in .
7 km south of Cyprus
Village
is a village in the of , located near .
5 km southeast of Cyprus
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Latitude
35.003° or 35° 0′ 11″ north
Longitude
32.9879° or 32° 59′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G7J2X3Q+65
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Cyprus” goes by many names.
SiprusAfrikaans
Siprus (eiland)Afrikaans
قبرصArabic
ԿիպրոսArmenian
Ch·ipreArpitan
KiprAzerbaijani
Kipr adasıAzerbaijani
КипрBashkir
Кипр (утрау)Bashkir
ZipreBasque
ZypernBavarian
Востраў КіпрBelarusian
КіпрBelarusian
Кіпр (востраў)Belarusian
KiprenezBreton
КипърBulgarian
Illa d’XipreCatalan
XipreCatalan
CyprusCebuano
塞浦路斯岛Chinese
塞浦路斯島Chinese
賽普勒斯島Chinese
КипрChuvash
Кипр утравĕChuvash
QıbrızCrimean Tatar
CiparCroatian
KyprCzech
ostrov KyprCzech
CypernDanish
CyprusDutch
KiproEsperanto
Küprose saarEstonian
KyprosFinnish
KipraGagauz
Illa de ChipreGalician
KýprosGreek
ΚύπροςGreek
קפריסיןHebrew
CiprusHungarian
Insulo KiprosIdo
KyprosInari Sami
SiprusIndonesian
an ChipirIrish
ChipirIrish
CiproItalian
isola di CiproItalian
キプロス島Japanese
キュプロス島Japanese
SiprusJavanese
КипрKazakh
Кипр аралыKazakh
키프로스섬Korean
KipreLadino
KipraLatvian
Kipras salaLatvian
Isoa de ÇiproLigurian
Nosin’ i KiprôsyMalagasy
Nosy ny KipraMalagasy
Ellan CoobyrManx
yn CheepreyManx
yn ChyprysManx
Ku-pí-lō͘-tóMin Nan Chinese
ZypernNorthern Frisian
Zypern (Eilun)Northern Frisian
KyprosNorthern Sami
KyprosNorwegian
KyprosNorwegian Bokmål
KyprosNorwegian Nynorsk
ChipreOccitan (post 1500)
КипрOssetian
CyprPolish
CipruRomanian
КипрRussian
КипрRusyn
KyprosSkolt Sami
CyprusSlovak
CiperSlovenian
Ciper (otok)Slovenian
otok CiperSlovenian
قیبریسSouth Azerbaijani
قیبریس (آدا)South Azerbaijani
CypernSwedish
ZypereSwiss German
ZypernSwiss German
KiprTalysh
Кипр утравыTatar
KıbrısTurkish
Kıbrıs AdasıTurkish
YeşiladaTurkish
КіпрUkrainian
QibrisUzbek
Жанубий КипрUzbek
塞浦路斯岛Wu Chinese
塞浦路斯島Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”

Cyprus: Highlights

Learn more about Nicosia and Limassol.