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Cyprus · Travel guide

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, which is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, is divided along the United Nations Buffer Zone between the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognised only by Turkey. The south of the island also hosts the British sovereign military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The capital and largest city of Cyprus is Nicosia. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities emerging by 8500 BC. The late Bronze Age saw the emergence of Alashiya, an urbanised society closely connected to the wider Mediterranean world. Cyprus experienced waves of settlement by Mycenaean Greeks at the end of the 2nd millennium BC. Owing to…

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Cyprus

FCDO travel advice for Cyprus. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia
Language: Modern Greek
Currency: euro
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Calling code: +357
Internet domain: .cy
Driving side: left
Plug type: BS 1363
Voltage: 240

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Cyprus

ΠρωτοχρονιάNew Year's Day2026-01-01

ΘεοφάνειαEpiphany2026-01-06

Καθαρή ΔευτέραGreen Monday2026-02-23

Επέτειος Ελληνικής ΑνεξαρτησίαςGreek Independence Day2026-03-25

Κυπριακή Εθνική ΕπέτειοςCyprus National Day2026-04-01

Μεγάλη ΠαρασκευήGood Friday2026-04-10

Δευτέρα της ΔιακαινησίμουEaster Monday2026-04-13

Τρίτη της ΔιακαινησίμουEaster Tuesday2026-04-14

ΠρωτομαγιάLabour Day2026-05-01

Αγίου ΠνεύματοςPentecost2026-05-31

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalNicosia

Population1,189,265

CurrencyEUR

Languagesel-CY,tr-CY,en

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