25 Apr 2023
A firman or ferman, at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in …
18 Apr 2023
Shoes were a rarity during the Ottoman and early British periods. Children certainly did not have shoes because as their …
11 Apr 2023
Humans have used soap for millennia. Evidence exists for the production of soap-like materials in ancient Babylon around 2800 BC …
04 Apr 2023
The river Pedieos crossed the city of Nicosia, entering from Paphos Gate and exiting near Famagusta Gate. In the medieval …
28 Mar 2023
The national tree of Cyprus is the endemic small tree or high shrub Golden oak (Quercus Alnifolia Poech). The common …
21 Mar 2023
Having their roots by the river Orontes and in Apamea, the followers of St Maron, devoted friend and co-traveller …
14 Mar 2023
The hammam of the Turkish bath is a type of steam bath for public bathing. It is a prominent feature …
07 Mar 2023
In the 19th century, in the village of Pachna in the Limassol district, a boy and a girl were …
28 Feb 2023
The Circassians are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia, a region in the North Caucasus and along …
21 Feb 2023
On 26 October 1927, the Italian Governor Mario Lago arrived in Cyprus for a visit. The Greek population declared …
14 Feb 2023
In 1878, the War Office dispatched a prefabricated residence, which arrived on one of the ships of the Mediterranean …
07 Feb 2023
Three non-Christians yogis lived in Kyrenia, in Agios Demetrios during the 1940s: the Indian Sushil Dutt, Geoffrey de Selincourt, and …
31 Jan 2023
In the middle of the eighteenth century, the Tuscan merchant Namindiu was travelling in Cyprus in the company of a …
24 Jan 2023
Cyprus cats, also known as Saint Helen cats, and Saint Nicholas cats, are found across the island. …
17 Jan 2023
Born 1808, Carl Werner travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East where he probably heard and was inspired by …
10 Jan 2023
This list includes the names of all present at the Legislative Council 1928:
05 Jan 2023
Kolokasi (Taro) is a root vegetable known as Colocasia Esculanta. One of the most popular Cypriot dishes cooked in …
27 Dec 2022
Strolling through Kyrenia at sunset one would see the fishermen gathering their nets at the harbor, the Cypriots finding their …
20 Dec 2022
On his return to Cyprus, Pierre I brought with him the French Ars Nova and, later, the Ars Subtilior. …
13 Dec 2022
Born in Maidenhead in 1890, Gladys Peto studied at the London School of Art and was a member of staff …
06 Dec 2022
The name Christ Antiphonitis means "Christ who responds" and a number of Greek churches are so designated. The epithet appears …
29 Nov 2022
On the hills above the village and near Ayios Ambrosios lie three monasteries of which Antiphonitis is the most important. …
22 Nov 2022
Kalo Chorio is a village situated in the Larnaca district, ten kilometers west of Larnaca and six kilometers southeast of …
15 Nov 2022
Labdanum, also called ladanum, ladan, or ladanon, is a sticky resin obtained from the shrubs rockrose …