Cyprus - "The Other Side" - 1956 - 2017 - Jan Sassaman Photography

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Photos of both sides, north and south, of the Green Line in Cyprus Mostly taken April 2017

The Cat

In Cyprus, both North and South, as well as throughout the Mediterranean, cats are ubiquitous. Archaeologists have reported findin…
Easter

Easter is a significant holiday in the Greek Orthodox tradition, and associated celebrations include both church attendance, somet…
The Balloon Lady

Who are the Cypriots? The people of Cyprus ultimately have come from all over the Eastern Mediterranean as well as Europe and to…
Bell Towers and Minarets

Cyprus was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1570 and remained under Ottoman rule for more than 300 years. Approximately 18% of t…
Cyprus Donkey

Before the advent of mechanization of agriculture, the donkey was a key farm animal on Cyprus, used for transportation and as a be…
The English School - Nicosia

With an adult literacy rate (2015) of just over 99 percent, education is an important part of Cypriot life. The English School wa…
Kites not Warplanes

Sentiments against conflict can be seen on both sides of the buffer zone, some times, in the form of imaginative graffiti. This,…
Easter Banners

Again, banners representing the flags of Cyprus, Greece, and the Church, here at the entrance to a small church in the Nicosia sub…
Which Flag is It?

Three flags fly in front of the Archbishop's Palace in Nicosia - from lef to right, the flag of the Republic of Cyprus, a flag rep…
CYPRUS - Current Map

The gray-shaded area running west to east is the UN Buffer Zone between the Turkish North and the Greek South. (The World Factbook…

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