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Northern Cyprus 2009

Güzelyurt (Guneskoy) is a village located in Güzelyurt District.
Girne is a town on the northern coast of Cyprus in Girne (Kyrenia) District.
Kaplica is a village on the northern coast of Cyprus in İskele District.
Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast in Gazimağusa District. According to tradition the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, who could not return home after the Trojan war because he had failed to avenge his brother Ajax.
The Monastery of St Barnabas is in Gazimağusa District.
Buffavento Castle is located in Girne (Kyrenia) District.
Beşparmaklar (Kyrenia) mountains is a long, narrow chain of mountains that runs approximately 160 km along the north coast.

Güzelyurt (Guneskoy) / Mosque built as a cathedral and converted
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Girne / Old port and Girne castle
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Kaplica / Beach
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Salamis / Graeco-Roman ruins
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St.Barnabas Monastery
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Buffavento / Crusader castle, Buffavento means in Italian “Defier of the Winds”.
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Beşparmaklar (Kyrenia) mountains / Flag of Northern Cyprus on the mountain
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Beşparmaklar (Kyrenia) mountains / Church
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Cyprus

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