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 Lefkosa (Nicosia) is a Capital and the largest city of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Today, Lefkosa has become a business and shopping center. Ercan International Airport is located in Lefkosa.  Girne (Kyrenia) is a town on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. Escape Beach Club - one of the many seaside facilities around Girne.  Gazimagusa or Magusa (Famagusta) located on the east coast of the island; boasts beautiful sandy beaches along its shoreline and is a great place for holiday makers with sights to see at both the Salamis Ruins and in the old town of Famagusta.  Guzelyurt (Morphou)is a market town located in the west of North Cyprus, and is the regional capital of the Guzelyurt district. It is one of the richest agricultural areas of North Cyprus, famous particularly for the citrus (orange, lemon & grapefruit) and strawberries.  Iskele (Trikomo) on the way from Famagusta to Karpaz.The Bogaz region of Iskele, which is known as an entertainment centre, is full of hotels and fish restaurants. In the small harbour of Bogaz, the fishing boats and others offer cruises along the eastern coast of North Cyprus. 
History: Bizans 395-1184 Layton 1191-1192 Luzinyan 1192-1489 Venedik 1489-1571 Ottoman Empire 1571-1878 British Empire 1878-1960 Cyprus Republic 1960 - 1963 North Cyprus Turkish Republic 1975 - Today  The zone stretches for 180 km from the western part of near Kato Pyrgos to the east just south of Famagusta. It cuts through the centre of the old town of Nicosia, separating the city into southern and northern sections. In 2003 the borders between North and South Cyprus were opened and since then people can now cross between the two on a daily basis, tourists can now experience the island of Cyprus as a whole.  The Kanli dere (ancient Pediaios or Pediaeus or Pidkias) river or stream originates in the Troodos Mountains close to Machairas Monastery and flows Northeast across the Mesaoria plains, through the capital city Nicosia. It then steers east, meeting the sea at Famagusta Bay close to the ancient Greek city of Salamis.
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Turkish: Agrotur ve Dikelya), officially the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus. The Areas, which include bases and other land, were retained by the British, under the 1960 treaty of independence, agreed and signed by the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey and representatives from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, which granted independence to the Crown colony of Cyprus.  In 1974, seven years after the intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, an attempted coup d'état by Greek Cypriot nationalists and elements of the Greek military junta with the aim of achieving enosis (union of the island with Greece) took place. Turkey used this as a pretext to send peace force to the northern portion of the island. Turkish forces remained after a cease-fire, resulting in the partition of the island. The intercommunal violence and subsequent this led to the displacement of over Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, and the establishment of a separate Turkish Cypriots political entity in the north. These events and the resulting political situation are matters of a continuing dispute.  Ercan International Airport (Turkish: Ercan Uluslararasi Havalimani) Ercan airport distance to capital Lefkosa 23, to Girne 44, to Gazimagusa 50 kilometers away. It handles approximately 100 flights per week. The new terminal of Ercan Airport, with all of it’s technical and architectural enhancements is a state of the art facility comparable to any modern airport of the world.  Turkish Republic of Northern (TRNC) Cyprus Flag Capital: Lefkosa (Nicosia) Language: Turkish (also English and Greek languages are widly used) Currecy: Turkish Lira (also English Pound and Euro may accept by many places)
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