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Akrotiri
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Akrotiri (ā'krōtē`rē), Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, or Western Sovereign Base Area, British air force base (2004 est. pop. 6,300), 47 sq mi (123 sq km), located on a peninsula on the SW Cyprus coast; an overseas territory of Great Britain. In addition to the military facilities, whose residents are exclusively military personnel and other British citizens, Akrotiri includes a salt lake and wetlands. Great Britain retains full sovereignty and jurisdiction over Akrotiri and Dhekelia Dhekelia , Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, or Eastern Sovereign Base Area, British military base (2004 est. pop. 7,200), c.51 sq mi (131 sq km), SE Cyprus, on Larnaca Bay; an overseas territory of Great Britain.
..... Click the link for more information.  under an arrangement that dates from the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960.
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We need passports to get into the UN base at Nicosia Airport, to cross over the Green Line and to enter the two sovereign bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
The final round of talks? by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
It does have entries for Akrotiri and Dhekelia, which are parts of Cyprus under British sovereignty — military bases, in fact.
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We need passports to get into the UN base at Nicosia Airport, to cross over the Green Line and to enter the two sovereign bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
The final round of talks? by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
 
 
 
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