11 Jul 2023

Did you know? Fredrik Carl von Heidenstam

Fredrik Carl von Heidenstam was born on 17 June 1842 at the Swedish Legation in Athens. He was trained as …

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04 Jul 2023

Did you know? Lilian Holt

In July 1948, a Jewish painter, one of the greatest professional artists to ever visit Cyprus arrived on the …

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27 Jun 2023

Did you know? Buyuk Khan

In north Nicosia is a big imposing building, the Buyuk Khan, or Great Inn. One of the first …

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20 Jun 2023

Did you know? Biddulph Gate

High Commissioner of Cyprus Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer, GCMG (1886-1892) came from a Norfolk gentry family based …

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13 Jun 2023

Did you know? Foundation Stone

Less than a month after the fire which burned down Government House in October 1931, Storrs had obtained permission …

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06 Jun 2023

Did you know? Menemen

Menemen is a popular traditional Turkish dish which includes eggs, tomato, green peppers, and spices such as black and red …

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30 May 2023

Did you know? Bayraktar Mosque

Standing at the OXI roundabout on the right is a small mosque where the first Bayraktar, standard bearer, raised …

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23 May 2023

Did you know? Asparagus

Agrelia (wild asparagus, as they say in Greece) is a native spring plant - herb - vegetable. The …

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16 May 2023

Did you know? Anagallis Arvensis and Helichrysum Siculum

These are two wildflowers appearing in Spring in Cyprus and are also known locally as The Tears of the Virgin …

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09 May 2023

Did you know? Quinoa

Quinoa has become a popular cereal in Cyprus in the last few years. It is served not only at home …

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02 May 2023

Did you know? Divit

A portable pen case, or divit, has an inkwell on the exterior, at one end of the tubular …

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25 Apr 2023

Did you know? Firman

A firman or ferman, at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in …

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18 Apr 2023

Did you know? Tsangaropodines

Shoes were a rarity during the Ottoman and early British periods. Children certainly did not have shoes because as their …

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11 Apr 2023

Did you know? Alisiva or Aloushia soap

Humans have used soap for millennia. Evidence exists for the production of soap-like materials in ancient Babylon around 2800 BC …

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04 Apr 2023

Did you know? Ermou street

The river Pedieos crossed the city of Nicosia, entering from Paphos Gate and exiting near Famagusta Gate. In the medieval …

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28 Mar 2023

Did you know? Old trees in Cyprus

The national tree of Cyprus is the endemic small tree or high shrub Golden oak (Quercus Alnifolia Poech). The common …

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21 Mar 2023

Did you know? The Maronites in Cyprus

Having their roots by the river Orontes and in Apamea, the followers of St Maron, devoted friend and co-traveller …

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14 Mar 2023

Did You Know? Hammam

The hammam of the Turkish bath is a type of steam bath for public bathing. It is a prominent feature …

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07 Mar 2023

Did You Know? The Venetian watermill of Hatziatou

In the 19th century, in the village of Pachna in the Limassol district, a boy and a girl were …

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28 Feb 2023

Did You Know? Circassians

The Circassians are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia, a region in the North Caucasus and along …

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21 Feb 2023

Did You Know? Arrival of Italian Governor to Cyprus

On 26 October 1927, the Italian Governor Mario Lago arrived in Cyprus for a visit. The Greek population declared …

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14 Feb 2023

Did You Know? Building Government House

In 1878, the War Office dispatched a prefabricated residence, which arrived on one of the ships of the Mediterranean …

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07 Feb 2023

Did You Know? The three yogis

Three non-Christians yogis lived in Kyrenia, in Agios Demetrios during the 1940s: the Indian Sushil Dutt, Geoffrey de Selincourt, and …

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31 Jan 2023

Did You Know? Zoncas

In the middle of the eighteenth century, the Tuscan merchant Namindiu was travelling in Cyprus in the company of a …

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