- For the village in Greece which, see Keryneia, Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Subdivision Nea Keryneia Population Information It is a new village and its residents arrived
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Kyrenia (Greek: Keryneia (Κερύνεια);Turkish: Girne) is a town noted for its historic harbour and castle on the northern coast of Cyprus, in the region occupied and controlled by Turkey. Cyprus is divided into six Districts (επαρχίες eparchies) whose Capitals share the same name Kyrenia District is one of the (old six Districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Kyrenia (Turkish Girne Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Kyrenia, once predominantly inhabited by Greek Cypriots is now populated by Turkish Cypriots and British Expatriates. Turkish Cypriots ( Turkish: Kıbrıs Türkleri or Kıbrıslı Türkler Greek: Τουρκοκύπριοι are the ethnically Turkish inhabitants of the Greek Cypriots fled to the south of the island as the Turkish Invasion commenced in 1974.
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History
Harbour
In its heyday Kyrenia harbour was lined with warehouses in which were stored the fruits of the countryside whilst they awaited export. The history of Kyrenia, a town in the turkish occupied area of Cyprus begins since the Prehistoric times of Cyprus and continues into the present The historic Kyrenia harbour is situated on TOA of Cyprus and has a 6000 year long history dating back to the time of the Byzantines. The harbour is currently used largely for pleasure craft, and the buildings are now mostly all restaurants, with outdoor tables along the water. A larger harbour is located a few miles east of the town centre, used by commercial shipping and ferries from the Turkish mainland. Shipping is physical process of Transporting goods and Cargo. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and
Architecture
The castle at the east end of the old harbour is a very spectacular site and within its walls there is a twelfth century chapel showing reused late Roman capitals. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC
The main features of the exterior of the castle are the huge round towers built by the Venetians in 1540 AD. This was a period of history when gunpowder, cannons and the use of artillery were being developed for the first time in military operations. The Old Crusader Castle was changed and huge high walls with round towers at the corners were built.
A round tower is more difficult to destroy with cannon fire than a square tower, and so a new type of military warfare arose in the 16th century. The Venetians built many gun ports at three levels where cannon fire could be directed against attackers from the land. This proves that the Venetians were afraid of an attack from the Cypriots and not from the sea. Inside the castle, huge long ramps were built so that the artillery could be rolled up to the gun ports on the walls. The Old Crusader walls and towers were strengthened and improved so that the whole castle was carefully planned to meet a landward attack. However, this was all in vain as a major siege never occurred.
The inner courtyard of the castle is vast and in one of the rooms leading off it is the Shipwreck Museum, exhibiting the remains of a 4th-century Greek ship, discovered by Andreas Kariolou, a Greek-Cypriot diver, and studied by Michael Katsev of the University Museum of Pennsylvania, in 1967, salvaged not far from Kyrenia together with its cargo. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The Kyrenia ship as it is called, was extensively covered by the National Geographic Society. The Kyrenia ship is the wreck of a 4th century BC Greek merchant ship Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural
One can identify the three main castles of the Kyrenia Castle:
- Byzantine Castle [ 330 AD-1192 AD]
- Crusader Castle [1192 AD-1472 AD]
- Venetian Castle [1472 AD-1570 AD]
The town has an icon museum housed in a church that was dedicated to the Archangel Michael. Events By Place Roman Empire May 11 — Constantine I refounds Byzantium, renames it New Rome Michael (מִיכָאֵל Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Μιχαήλ Mikhaíl; Michael or Míchaël; ميخائيل Mikhā'īl) is an Not far from it there are some tombs cut into the rock dating from about the 4th century. Behind the harbour are the ruins of a small Christian church, and in the harbour is a small tower from which a chain could be slung to close the harbour to any enemies. The Anglican Church of St. Andrews is behind the castle and close to the bus station and is open all year round.
Bellapais Abbey (derives from the French "abbaye de la paix" which means the Peace Monastery) in the Cyprus Northern village of Bellapais in Cyprus. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The initial building was constructed between 1198-1205. The main building as it can be seen today was built during the 13th century A. D. by the Franks (French) monks of St. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Augustine order, and specifically during the rule of King Hugh III 1267-1284. Hugh III of Cyprus (1235 &ndash 24 March 1284 born Hughues de Poitiers, later Hughues de Lusignan (he adopted his mother's surname de Lusignan in 1267 The pavilions around the courtyard and the refectory were constructed during the rule of King Hugh IV between 1324-1359. Hugh IV of Cyprus or Hughues IV de Lusignan (c 1295 or 1293-1296 – October 10, 1359) was King of Cyprus from 1324 to his abdication on You can also see the Ancient Greek Orthodox Church of Mother Mary White Dressed. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world
Outside the town, on the Kyrenia Mountain Range, you can see the Buffavento Castle, St. The Kyrenia mountain range is a long narrow chain of mountains that runs approximately along the north coast of the island of Cyprus. Hilarion Castle and Kantara Castle. During the Lusignan rule, Buffavento Castle was a prison and called 'Chateau du Lion', where the despot Byzantine king of the island, Isaac Comnenus, is said to have fled after Richard the Lion Heart conquered Cyprus in 1191. The Lusignan family originated in the Poitou near Lusignan in western France in the early 10th century. Isaac Komnenos or Comnenus ( Greek: Ισαάκιος Κομνηνός Isaakios Komnēnos) (c Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death The mountaintop castle of St. Hilarion dominates the town of Kyrenia and is visible for many miles along the coast. Historical records show that the castle was originally a monastery, founded about 800 when a monk by the name of Hilarion chose the site for his hermitage. Later, perhaps in 1100 AD, the monastery was changed into a castle. The easternmost of the three castles is Kantara castle, and like the other two castles, was thought to have been constructed by the Byzantines following the Arab raids on the island. Sources only make mention of the castle in the year 1191, when Richard Lion-Heart captured the island.
Famous people
- Osman Türkay, a Turkish Cypriot poet of international stature and a nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, was born in Kyrenia. Osman Türkay (born February 16, 1927 in Girne - 2001 was a Turkish Cypriot Poet and was a nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature
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