Subject: Cyprus SBA & Green Line Photos<br/>
Date: Oct 19, 2003 @ 17:10<br/>
Author: Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell &lt;knm@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-451221790">All,<br/>
<br/>
I&#39;ve uploaded a few photographs of the SBAs and the Green Line in Cyprus to <br/>
the web. I haven&#39;t yet had a chance to organise these into a proper web <br/>
page, and I still have a few more to come, but hopefully these are of <br/>
interest...<br/>
<br/>
Entering the Dhekelia SBA from the UN buffer zone at Pyla (the boundary <br/>
marker can be seen in front of the sign)<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/dhekelia-sign.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/dhekelia-sign.jpg</a><br/>
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A close-up of the aforementioned boundary marker<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/dhekelia-marker.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/dhekelia-marker.jpg</a><br/>
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Looking the other way towards the UN buffer zone<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/unbz-pyla.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/unbz-pyla.jpg</a><br/>
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The next photo was taken from the Famagusta road in the Dhekelia SBA, <br/>
towards (I think) the abandoned village of Achna in the Turkish sector. You <br/>
can see there&#39;s little more than a low barbed wire fence between the SBA <br/>
and the Turkish sector.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/achna.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/achna.jpg</a><br/>
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A warning sign just off the Famagusta road, looking towards the Turkish <br/>
sector. You can just see an SBA boundary marker just to the left of it. <br/>
This section of the road was relatively &#39;undefended&#39; with the watchtowers <br/>
quite far apart. There is not even a fence at this point.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/dhekelia-warning-sign.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/dhekelia-warning-sign.jpg</a><br/>
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Moving now to Nicosia, here is a view of the Ledra Palace crossing point <br/>
between the Greek and Turkish sectors, taken from the city walls in the <br/>
Turkish sector. The actual crossing is behind the steps (Greek side to the <br/>
left, Turkish to the right), with the green area in the foreground being <br/>
part of the UN buffer zone. Most of the buildings you can see are derelict, <br/>
or used by the UN. The road you can see is for UN vehicles, with regular <br/>
traffic using the road in front of the hotel.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/ledra-palace.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/ledra-palace.jpg</a><br/>
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A view of part of the Green Line near the Roccas bastion (close to the <br/>
Ledra Palace) on the Turkish side. Rather strangely, the Turkish Cypriot <br/>
authorities seem to be much more relaxed about people approaching the Green <br/>
Line on their side, and there were no fences or barricades where this <br/>
picture was taken.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/green-line.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/green-line.jpg</a><br/>
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Lidra Street Observation Post on the Greek side. From here you can <br/>
(legitimately) look into the UN buffer zone.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/lidra-street.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/lidra-street.jpg</a><br/>
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A view from Southern Nicosia towards Northern Nicosia, and the (in)famous <br/>
Turkish flag on the mountainside. The Green Line runs across the centre of <br/>
the photo, although it&#39;s actually pretty difficult to trace from an <br/>
elevated vantage point. You can just about see the two flags at the Lidra <br/>
Street Observation Post on the Greek side (centre-left).<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/northern-nicosia.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/northern-nicosia.jpg</a><br/>
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I also had a look at the Turkish enclave of Kokkina in the Greek zone. This <br/>
was still inaccessible, and the surrounding terrain makes it difficult to <br/>
approach, so I only managed to get a long-range photo (sorry about that :-()<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/kokkina-enclave.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/kokkina-enclave.jpg</a>	<br/>
<br/>
Finally, a few photos of the Akrotiri SBA. Apologies for the complete lack <br/>
of boundary-related content in these, but I include them to give people an <br/>
idea of what the place looks like...<br/>
<br/>
Looking towards the Akrotiri peninsula from Kourio (itself in the SBA)<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/kourio.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/kourio.jpg</a><br/>
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The salt lake in the middle of peninsula, with the fence of the Akrotiri <br/>
military airfield on the left, and the infamous aerials in the distance.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/akrotiri-salt-lake.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/akrotiri-salt-lake.jpg</a>	<br/>
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Episkopi Bay taken from Kourio, and looking along the &#39;pan-handle&#39; of the SBA.<br/>
	<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/episkopi-bay.jpg">http://www.meynell.com/cyprus/episkopi-bay.jpg</a><br/>
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Regards,<br/>
<br/>
Kevin Meynell</div>