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Labour Day – 1 May. Pentecost Monday – date variable. Dormition of the Theotokos – 15 August. Cyprus Independence Day – 1 October. Greek National Day – 28 October. Christmas Eve – 24 December. Christmas Day – 25 December. Boxing Day – 26 December.
Public holidays in Cyprus; C. Celebration of the Greek Revolution; I. Independence Day (Cyprus) This page was last edited on 10 September 2023, at 17:51 (UTC). Text ...
The Democratic Rally and AKEL emerge as the largest parties in the Cypriot contingent to the European Parliament. YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou is also elected as an independent MEP. [2] 2024 Cypriot local elections. 19 June – Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah threatens Cyprus if it allows Israel to use its airports and bases for ...
Zafer Bayramı. Shared with Turkey, commemorates the victory at the Battle of Dumlupinar ending the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. 29 October. Republic Day (Turkey) Cumhuriyet Bayramı. Shared with Turkey. 15 November. Republic Day (Northern Cyprus) Cumhuriyet Bayramı.
The government of ethnically split Cyprus on Friday promised breakaway Turkish Cypriots a package of measures aimed at winning their trust ahead of a renewed United Nations attempt to revive long ...
An ancient Greek theater in Kourion. Cyprus gained independence for some time around 669 but was conquered by Egypt under Amasis (570–526/525). The island was conquered by the Persians around 545 BC. A Persian palace has been excavated in the territory of Marion on the North coast near Soli.
Eleftheria Square (Greek: Πλατεία Ελευθερίας; Turkish: Eleftheria Meydanı, Özgürlük Meydanı); literally meaning Liberty Square, is the main square in central Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, in Europe. It forms the intersection of Ledra and Onasagorou streets with Stasinou, Omirou, Kostaki Pantelidi, Konstandinou ...
The earliest site of putative human activity on Cyprus is Aetokremnos, situated on the south coast. Fossilised animal remains and lithic tools indicate that seasonal hunter-gatherers were active on the island from around 12,000 BC. [1] [2] Extinction of the endemic to Cyprus pigmy hippos and pigmy elephants, likely due to human presence. [3] [4]