Green Line (Cyprus)

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The Green Line in Cyprus is the UN-patrolled buffer zone that separates the island’s Greek Cypriot south from its Turkish Cypriot north.

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Label Occurrences
Green Line (Cyprus) canonical 2
Green Line in Cyprus 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf buffer zone
demilitarized zone
international border line
administeredFrom UNFICYP headquarters in Nicosia
alsoKnownAs Attila Line
Cyprus buffer zone
surface form: UN buffer zone

Cyprus buffer zone
surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
contains abandoned buildings
farmland
minefields
wildlife habitats
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
crossingPoints Agios Dometios crossing
Ayios Nikolaos crossing
Ledra Palace crossing
Ledra Street crossing point
surface form: Ledra Street crossing

Metehan crossing
Pergamos crossing
Pyla crossing
Strovilia crossing
demarcatedBy barbed wire
walls
watchtowers
established 1964
function separates opposing military forces
governedBy United Nations Security Council resolutions
legalStatusOfNorthSide recognized only by Turkey
length approximately 180 km
monitoredBy United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
surface form: UNFICYP
partOf Cyprus dispute
passesThrough Nicosia
capital of Cyprus
patrolledBy United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
regulates movement of goods between north and south Cyprus
movement of people between north and south Cyprus
relatedAgreement Annan Plan for Cyprus
relatedTo European Union acquis communautaire suspension in northern Cyprus
separates Greek Cypriot south
Turkish Cypriot north
separatesFrom Cyprus
surface form: Republic of Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
shortName Green Line
significantlyExtended 1974
status ceasefire line

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Ledra Street crossing point partOf Green Line (Cyprus)
this entity surface form: Green Line in Cyprus