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| | Cyprus Information - Articles Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | The Republic of Cyprus (Greek: ÎÏÏÏοÏ, Kýpros; Turkish: Kıbrıs; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast. |
 | | Turkish Cypriots proclaimed a separate state under Rauf Denktash on November 15, 1983, naming it the âTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.â The UN Security Council, in its Resolution 541 of November 18, 1983, declared the action illegal and called for withdrawal. |
 | | The north proclaimed its independence in 1975, and the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was established in 1983. |
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