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Akrotíri (overseas territory) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 36 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.6004 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 57 56 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.9656 decimal degrees |
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Note: British military enclave; by terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smaller of the two is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area. |
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| Akrotíri (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Western Sovereign Base Area (C,V)
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| Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (C,V)
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| AX (C,V,FIPS)
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| Ακρωτήρι (C,V,Greek,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Akrotíri (overseas territory) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Akrotíri (overseas territory) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| overseas territory (preferred, C) |
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| primary political unit (C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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