Akrotiri and Dhekelia

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British Overseas Territory sovereign base area

Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British Overseas Territories on the island of Cyprus that serve primarily as sovereign military base areas for the United Kingdom.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	11
Akrotiri and Dhekelia canonical	8
Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area	5
Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area	5
Dhekelia	2
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas	1
British Cyprus	1
British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (for military jurisdiction)	1
Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri	1
Western Sovereign Base Area and Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area region	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Overseas Territory ⓘ sovereign base area ⓘ
administeredBy	Ministry of Defence ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom
administratorTitle	Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas ⓘ
areaType	enclaves on territory of Cyprus ⓘ
borderWith	Cyprus ⓘ surface form: Republic of Cyprus
callingCode	+357 ⓘ
capital	Episkopi Cantonment ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
containsMilitaryInstallation	Dhekelia Garrison ⓘ RAF Akrotiri ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdByTreaty	Treaty of Establishment ⓘ
currency	Euro ⓘ Pound sterling ⓘ
defenceResponsibility	United Kingdom ⓘ
drivesOn	left ⓘ
established	1960 ⓘ
garrison	British Forces Cyprus ⓘ
geopoliticalStatus	British Overseas Territory under UK sovereignty ⓘ
hasCivilianPopulation	yes ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
hasEducationServices	schools for children of UK service personnel ⓘ
hasPart	Akrotiri Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Akrotiri Dhekelia Garrison ⓘ surface form: Dhekelia
hasStatus	non-self-governing territory under UN classification ⓘ
headOfState	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalContext	retained by UK after Cypriot independence in 1960 ⓘ
internetTLD	.uk (used) ⓘ
legalSystem	English law ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
locatedOn	island of Cyprus ⓘ
notMemberOf	European Union ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
primaryFunction	support UK and allied military operations in the region ⓘ
purpose	military bases ⓘ
region	Middle East ⓘ
sharesInfrastructureWith	Cyprus ⓘ surface form: Republic of Cyprus
sovereignState	United Kingdom ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ Eastern European Time ⓘ
uses	Cypriot road network ⓘ
usesEmergencyServices	Sovereign Base Areas Fire and Rescue Service ⓘ
usesLawEnforcement	Sovereign Base Areas Police ⓘ
usesPostalSystem	British Forces Post Office ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Description of subject: Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British Overseas Territories on the island of Cyprus that serve primarily as sovereign military base areas for the United Kingdom.

Referenced by (36)

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

Cyprus → hasPart → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

British Overseas Territories → include → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Asia (colonial possessions) → includes → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Cyprus

RAF Akrotiri → location → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas → composedOf → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia

British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → excludes → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Headquarters British Army Cyprus (elements) → operatesIn → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia → country → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia → usedBy → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia → usedIn → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Protocol relating to the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus → appliesToTerritory → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

Akrotiri Peninsula → hosts → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri

Akrotiri Peninsula → partOf → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Sovereign Base Area and Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area region

Akrotiri Peninsula → partOf → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (for military jurisdiction)

British Forces Cyprus → usesFacility → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area

British Forces Cyprus → usesFacility → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area

British Forces Cyprus → basedAt → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

British Forces Cyprus → hasJurisdiction → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area

British Forces Cyprus → hasJurisdiction → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area

AKT → locatedIn → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

AKT → servesRegion → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas

SBA → officialName → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

subject surface form: Sovereign Base Areas

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Episkopi Cantonment → partOf → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

Treaty of Establishment → createdTerritorialEntity → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area

Treaty of Establishment → createdTerritorialEntity → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area

Treaty of Establishment → definedStatusOf → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area

Treaty of Establishment → definedStatusOf → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area

Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas → appliesToJurisdiction → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas → legalAuthorityOver → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area

Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas → legalAuthorityOver → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area

Dhekelia Garrison → locatedIn → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

British colonial administration in Cyprus → retainedAfterIndependence → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Sovereign Base Areas Police → jurisdiction → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Sovereign Base Areas Police → jurisdiction → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhekelia

Sovereign Base Areas Police → hasHeadquartersLocation → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Sovereign Base Areas Fire and Rescue Service → jurisdiction → Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia