Cyprus
i// (
Greek:
Κύπρος
[ˈcipros];
Turkish:
Kıbrıs [ˈkɯbɾɯs]),
officially the
Republic of Cyprus (
Greek:
Κυπριακή
Δημοκρατία;
Turkish:
Kıbrıs
Cumhuriyeti), is an
island country in the
Eastern
Mediterranean Sea.
[6] Cyprus is the
third largest and third most
populous island in the Mediterranean, and a
member state of the European
Union. It is located south of Turkey, west of
Syria and
Lebanon, northwest of
Israel, north of
Egypt and east of
Greece.
The
earliest
known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC.
Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved
Neolithic village of
Khirokitia, and Cyprus is home to
some of the oldest water wells in the world.
[7]
More at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus
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