Pedieos — Infobox River river name = Pedieos (Πεδιαίος) caption = origin = Troodos Mountains mouth = Famagusta Bay basin countries = length = 100 km elevation = mouth elevation = 0m discharge = watershed = The Pedieos (Standard Greek: Πεδιαίος, Cypriot… … Wikipedia
Nicosia — Λευκωσία (Greek) Lefkoşa (Turkish) … Wikipedia
cyprus — /suy preuhs/, n. Obs. cypress2. * * * Cyprus Introduction Cyprus Background: Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority. In 1974, a Greek sponsored… … Universalium
Cyprus — /suy preuhs/, n. an island republic in the Mediterranean, S of Turkey: formerly a British colony; independent since 1960. 752,808; 3572 sq. mi. (9250 sq. km). Cap.: Nicosia. * * * Cyprus Introduction Cyprus Background: Independence from the UK… … Universalium
Nicosia — /nik euh see euh/, n. a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part. 115,700. * * * Greek Lefkosia Turkish Lefkoşa City (pop., 1998 est.: 194,100), capital of Cyprus. Lying on the Pedieos River, it is bordered by mountains to the north … Universalium
Cyprus — This article is about the island sovereign state. For other uses, see Cyprus (disambiguation). Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) Kypriakí Dimokratía Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) … Wikipedia
Famagusta — /fah meuh gooh steuh/, n. a seaport on the E coast of Cyprus, on an inlet of the Mediterranean: castle; large cathedral (now a mosque). 38,960. * * * ▪ Cyprus Greek Ammókhostos , Turkish Gazi Mağusa a major port in the Turkish Cypriot… … Universalium
List of rivers of Cyprus — Most of the 35 streams are small and impermanent. Melting snow supplies water to a number of these until late April. Others are merely winter torrents which go dry during the summer.Rivers in Cyprus by Length River(Name in… … Wikipedia
Salamis, Cyprus — Salamis was an ancient city state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. History The earliest archaeological finds go back to the eleventh century BCE (Late Bronze Age III). The copper ores … Wikipedia
North Nicosia — For other Nicosia, see Nicosia (disambiguation). North Nicosia Turkish: Lefkoşa … Wikipedia