Cyprus buffer zone

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buffer zone demilitarized zone territorial boundary

The Cyprus buffer zone is a demilitarized strip of land patrolled by the United Nations that separates the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot-controlled areas of the island.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus 7
Cyprus buffer zone canonical 2
Cyprus (partial control) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf buffer zone ⓘ
demilitarized zone ⓘ
territorial boundary ⓘ
abbreviation UNFICYP buffer zone ⓘ
administeredFrom UNFICYP headquarters in Nicosia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Green Line ⓘ
Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
contains abandoned buildings ⓘ
farmland ⓘ
military observation posts ⓘ
villages ⓘ
containsEnclave village of Deneia ⓘ
village of Pyla ⓘ
controlledBy United Nations ⓘ
country Cyprus ⓘ
createdAsResultOf Turkish military intervention in Cyprus ⓘ
surface form: Cyprus conflict

Turkish military intervention in Cyprus ⓘ
surface form: Turkish invasion of Cyprus

intercommunal violence in Cyprus ⓘ
crossingOpened first crossing opened in 2003 ⓘ
dateEstablished 1964 ⓘ
establishedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
governedBy UNFICYP mandate ⓘ
hasCheckpoint Agios Dometios crossing ⓘ
Astromeritis–Zodeia crossing ⓘ
Ayios Nikolaos crossing ⓘ
Ledra Palace crossing ⓘ
Ledra Street crossing point ⓘ
surface form: Ledra Street crossing

Limnitis crossing ⓘ
Strovilia crossing ⓘ
surface form: Pergamos crossing

Ayios Nikolaos crossing ⓘ
surface form: Pyla crossing
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 353 ⓘ
length approximately 180 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn island of Cyprus ⓘ
maximumWidth approximately 7.4 kilometres ⓘ
minimumWidth a few metres ⓘ
passesThrough Nicosia ⓘ
capital of Cyprus ⓘ
patrolledBy United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus ⓘ
purpose facilitate conditions for a political settlement ⓘ
maintain ceasefire ⓘ
prevent renewed fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot forces ⓘ
region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
separates Greek Cypriot-controlled area of Cyprus ⓘ
Cyprus ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Cyprus-controlled south

Turkish Cypriot-controlled area of Cyprus ⓘ
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-controlled north ⓘ
significantExpansionDate 1974 ⓘ
status ceasefire line ⓘ
demilitarized ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus → regionServed → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus → conflict → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cyprus conflict
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus → maintains → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Nicosia → divisionLine → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus (Green Line)
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus → separatedFromSouthBy → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Cyprus buffer zone → alsoKnownAs → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Green Line (Cyprus) → alsoKnownAs → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Green Line (Cyprus) → alsoKnownAs → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN buffer zone
Emperor Constans II → lostTerritory → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
subject surface form: Constans II
this entity surface form: Cyprus (partial control)
Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone) → locatedIn → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicosia International Airport
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone) → locatedIn → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicosia International Airport
Ledra Street crossing point → partOf → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nicosia buffer zone
Nicosia Turkish Municipality (north) → borderedBy → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Ledra Street → crossingPointBetween → Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus