Cyprus[f] (/ˈsaɪprəs/ (About this soundlisten)), officially called the Republic of Cyprus,[g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean[12][13] and is located south of Turkey; west of Syria; northwest of the Gaza Strip, Israel, and Lebanon; north of Egypt; and southeast of Greece. The country's capital and largest city is Nicosia.
The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, and Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world.[14] Cyprus was settled...