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Cyprus    The Island of Aphrodite

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Cyprus is the third largest island of the Mediterranean Cyprus covers an area of 9,251 sq.km
The coastline is of 800 km

 Its maximum length is 225 km, while its greatest width is 96 km. 

 Current population is about 700,000  81.5% Greek - 18.5% Turkish

 

Kazdagi near ( Canakkale - Dardanelles)  in modern day Turkey hosted the first beauty contest
  The contestants were goddesses Aphrodite, Hera and Athena

Who   won?

 

Cyprus hosted the

Miss Universe pageant 2000

and issued this stamp

Click on the stamp to see the latest stamps issued in Cyprus

On a point of principle, I almost refused to buy this one but thought better of it because my collection would be incomplete

 

Images of Cyprus

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The third largest and most easterly island in the Mediterranean

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  Features

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We lose many interesting features when old houses are demolished to make way for new ones

Knockers Knobs & Handles

Doors

Arches

a big feature in Cyprus

Things we have seen

Some Big Events

Things we have done

Churches

Byzantine Art

My Slideshow

Some Saints

 

 

Villages

Our Skyline

shows how much we love television and free hot water

Found in art galleries, antique shops, and souvenir shops 
Art Crafts

Cypriot Art

Souvenirs

My Photo Fun

Fruit Fun

Fire 2000

 

Cats

 

 Animal Fun

(under construction)

Donkeys

 

 

 

Food

 

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