Akrotiri and Dhekelia

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Capital: Episkopi Cantonment
Languages: English
Ethnic Groups: British, native Cypriots
Religions:
Monetary Unit: Cypriot pound (CYP)



• Map of Akrotiri
• Map of Dhekelia

Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two areas on the island of Cyprus that comprise the Sovereign Base Areas Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The bases were retained by the UK following the transition of Cyprus' status from a colony in the British Empire to an independent Commonwealth republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. The United Kingdom retained the bases arising from the strategic location of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.

The bases are split into Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι; Turkish: Agrotur, along with Episkopi Garrison, is part of an area known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (Greek: Δεκέλεια; Turkish: Dikelya, along with Ayios Nikolaos, is part of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA)...more
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Also on flickr:
• Cyprus
• From Cyprus
• Modern lifestyle -Cyprus.