View of The Turkish Sector of Nicosia from The Shacolas Tower Observatory
Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus is to this day the only divided capital in the world. The invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974 and the ensueing skirmishes between the two countries resulted in the partitioning of the island, the North occupied by Turkey (Turkish Cypriots) and the South by the Greek Cypriots.As fate would have it,the partition passed through Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus.
The Northern and Southern portions are divided by a Green Line,The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus maintains a buffer zone between the two.
Many thanks for all your views,comments and favs,always much appreciated.
Thanks,too,for helping put my shot of Trinity College Chapel on the PP.It brightened my morning as I'm feeling rough,having succumbed to John's cold...my head feels like lead!!
Lovely view. We went to Cyprus many years ago and whilst driving around came to the North / South border which was guarded by armed guards. We were advised to turn around!
