Cyprus

Where is it, and what was its importance in the 16th Century?


Cyprus Map


Today



"Cyprus is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean. It is south of Turkey, north of Egypt and west of Syria and Lebanon."

• The geographical position of Cyprus has greatly influenced the island’s destiny and the formation of its people’s identity throughout the centuries.
• The island is located in the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, a sea that has been a meeting place for different cultures and religions and a crossroads between the areas that are conventionally considered as having created the civilisations of East and West.

Historic Map of Cyprus- 16th Century

• It is on the most important sea trade routes in the Mediterranean and has always experienced a constant flow of people.
  
• They remained on the island for different periods of time and, in one way or another, left their mark on its cultural character.
  
• In this way, the Cypriots were linked to the process of intercultural communion between the peoples of the Mediterranean area.

Sources Cited:

• http://www.humanrights-observatory.net/revista5/articulos3/EVANGELIA%20SKOUFARI.pdf
• http://www.mapsorama.com/historic-map-of-cyprus/