Thimayya’s World War II record as a Company Commander, Battalion Commander and officiating Brigade Commander came to the fore in operations against the tenacious Japanese in Burma. His soldierly skills can best be summed up in the citation for the…
The “Tombs of the Kings” are one of the major archaeological attractions of Paphos. These monumental underground tombs carved out of solid rock date back to the 3rd century BC and some are decorated with Doric pillars. High ranking officials…
General view of the vault of the north Aisle of the Katholikon, with the Stanzas Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ depicted. This vault is decorated with the 24 Stanzas of the Akathist hymn to the Virgin. Every Stanza starts with a letter of the Greek…
The mosque was built in 648 AD, on the spot where
Umm Haram died when she fell off her mule, during
one of the first Arab raids on the island. The mosque
was first renovated in 1816 and more recently in
2002 by UNOPS.