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Τhe Cyprus Scouts Association (C.S.A.) was founded in 1913 by N. K. Lanitis and N. Nikolaides with the help they received from the United Kingdom. It is the oldest youth organization in Cyprus. In 1961 the C.S.A. became a member of the World Scout…

Lieutenant Herbert Horatio Kitchener of the Royal Engineers arrived at Larnaca on September 13th 1878 with instructions from the Foreign Office in London to carry out a thorough triangulated survey of the Island on a scientific basis. This however…

The centuries 750-475 BC are referred to as the Archaic Period in the history of Cyprus, but in fact they were years of prosperity with between seven and ten kingdoms flourishing in cities such as Salamis, Kition, (Citium), Kourion (Roman Curium),…

The Church of Agia Paraskevi, in the old village of Geroskipou in the Pafos district, is a three aisled vaulted basilica of five domes. It is the earliest example of this type of church in Cyprus and it embodies the characteristics of the early phase…

Cyprus came under Ottoman rule in 1571 and by the Anglo-Turkish Convention of 4th June 1878, the island was handed over by the Porte to be administered by Great Britain who in return had to pay a “Tribute” specified as rent to the Sultan. The…

Τhe year is 10,000 BC, the hunters are roaming the land in search of prey, whence did they come, we do not know, were they the ancestors of the Neolithic dwellers of Choirokitia settlement of 7000 BC, again we do not know. But at the excavated site…

The Cyprus Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax) is one of only three bird species endemic to areas within the Mediterranean region and is the most localized breeder among the genus Sylvia, being confined to Cyprus when breeding. It is a partial migrant,…

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in 1961 at the initiative of Josip Broz Tito, then President of Yugoslavia. It is an international organization with over 100 states as members who consider themselves as not formally aligned with any or…

Moths are classified as insects and belong to the order of Lepidoptera. Insects are the largest class in the Animal Kingdom and some one million of them have been described to date. They (the insects) represent at least three- quarters of all living…