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Akrotiri (also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (also known as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA) are The UK Sovereign Base Areas are those British military base areas located in countries formerly ruled by the United Kingdom which were retained by it and not handed over when those countries attained independence. Contents // 1 Cyprus 2 Ireland 3 External links 4 See also Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia are... UK Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus (in Greek (Ελληνικά) Spoken in: Greece, Cyprus, Albania and surrounding countries Region: The Balkans Total speakers: 12 million Ranking: 74 Genetic classification: Indo-European Greek Attic Modern Greek Official status Official language of: Greece, Cyprus (and... Cyprus, a former British A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Overseas territories should be... Crown Colony. Akrotiri is located in the south of the island near the city of View of Limassol from the top of the medieval castle museum Limassol (population 107,000) is the English name for Lemesos (Greek: Λεμεσος , Turkish: Leymosun), the second-largest city of Cyprus. The city is situated on Akrotiri Bay, on the southside of the island... Limassol (or View of Limassol from the top of the medieval castle museum Limassol (population 107,000) is the English name for Lemesos (Greek: Λεμεσος , Turkish: Leymosun), the second-largest city of Cyprus. The city is situated on Akrotiri Bay, on the southside of the island... Lemesos). Dhekelia is in the southeast near Larnaca, or Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus. The major international airport of Cyprus is located in this city. In ancient times, Larnaka was known as Kition, or (in Latin) Citium. The biblical name Kittim, though derived from Citium, was in fact used quite generally for... Larnaca. Both of these areas include military bases as well as farmland and some residential land. Akrotiri is surrounded by the territory controlled by the Cyprus (in Greek Kypros Κύπρος and in Turkish Kıbrıs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast. Κυπριακή... Republic of Cyprus, but Dhekelia also borders on the UN buffer zone and the territory controlled by the The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. Not counting Azerbaijans Nakhchivan Autonomous... Turkish part of the island.

A British garrison force is stationed there to defend them, and they contain a British listening post, and the only fully fledged RAF station in the Mediterranean (since For other uses, see Gibraltar (disambiguation). Gibraltar (In Detail) (Full size) Motto: Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin: Conquered By No Enemy) Languages English (official), an English-influenced Spanish dialect called Llanito is also spoken Capital (Gibraltar) Coordinates 36° 07 N, 5° 21 W Governor and Commander-in-Chief Sir Francis Richards... Gibraltar does not have any aircraft permanently based there), RAF Akrotiri is one of the few full-scale Royal Air Force stations left outside the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Cyprus, but it is not part of the territory of the government in Nicosia. When the UK granted Cypriot independence in 1960, it retained a... RAF Akrotiri. In addition to the garrison, the UK makes a contribution to the This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN may stand for: the United Nations the IATA code for Transaero Airlines This page expands a two-letter combination or a three-letter abbreviation/acronym (TLA). It aims to include all uses. This is a disambiguation... United Nations force in Cyprus. In total, some 3,500 British personnel are based in Cyprus.

There is certain disorientation when entering the military parts of a sovereign base area (unlike Map of Cuba with location of Guantánamo Bay indicated. Guantánamo Bay (abbreviated as GTMO or Gitmo) is located at the south-eastern end of Cuba, in the Guantánamo Province, at 19° 54 N. Lat., 75° 9 W Lon. and contains a United States Naval Base (116 km... Guantanamo Bay, there are roads running through the territory and even through the military camps themselves, which are open to traffic from Cyprus). In particular, the road names in the military camps are all very English, like "Worcester Road". Civilian laws are enacted by the British civilian authorities, but are patterned on those of the Cyprus (in Greek Kypros Κύπρος and in Turkish Kıbrıs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast. Κυπριακή... Republic of Cyprus. Many Cypriots work in the SBAs, mainly for the British authorities or as farmers, or for a few local businesses. But only those Cypriots with a local connection are permitted to live there, such as those who live in Akrotiri village or in the outskirts of villages neighbouring the bases. Also the villages of Xylotimbou and Ormidhia, in the Cyprus (in Greek Kypros Κύπρος and in Turkish Kıbrıs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast. Κυπριακή... Republic of Cyprus, are In human geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally enclosed within a foreign territory. If another country has sovereignty over it, it may also be called an exclave if: C is As enclave and Bs exclave. it is an enclave of the foreign territory... enclaves surrounded by Dhekelia SBA.

The Sovereign Bases in Cyprus are an overseas territory, but instead of having a Governor, like other such territories, it has an In the Commonwealth Realms, the Administrator of the Government (often shortened to Administrator) is the person who, though acting in a gubernatorial capacity, is not given the title of Governor (or Governor-General or Lieutenant-Governor). In crown colonies, the person is normally known as the Officer Administering the Government... Administrator, who, while appointed by the Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Queen, is responsible to the This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. The Ministry of Defence building, Whitehall, Westminster, London The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the United Kingdom government department charged with managing the military. Contents // 1 Ministers and officials as of 22 August 2003 2 Departmental Agencies... Ministry of Defence, not to the The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. The FCO is headed by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. The FCO was formed in 1968 out of the merger of the short-lived... Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

A sizeable antenna (probably an over the horizon This article is about the device. For the fictional character in M*A*S*H, see Corporal Walter (Radar) OReilly. This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. Radar is an acronym for radio detection and ranging... radar) was erected within the Akrotiri base, raising concern for the effect on local wildlife and on the health of people living in Limassol.

Ayios Nikolaos in the Dhekelia base is a listening station of the spying network This article is about the spy network; for other uses see Echelon (disambiguation). ECHELON is the largest electronic spy network in history, run by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, capturing telephone calls, faxes and e-mails around the world. ECHELON is estimated to intercept... ECHELON.

The bases have a complex relationship with the The European Union or EU is an Intergovernmentalism is a method of decision-making in international organizations, where power is possessed by the member-states and decisions are made by unanimity. Independent appointees of the governments or elected representatives have solely advisory or implementational functions. Intergovernmentalism is used by most... European Union as governed by various treaties. See [[Special member state territories and their relations with the EU#Sovereign bases on Cyprus|]].

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