Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Coordinates: 34°35′N 32°59′E / 34.583°N 32.983°E
| Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (red) | |
 Location of Akrotiri (left) and Dhekelia (right) in pink on Cyprus (pink, grey, and beige) | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Treaty of Establishment | 16 August 1960 |
| Capital | Episkopi Cantonment |
| Official languages | English |
| Common languages | |
| Government | De facto stratocratic dependency under a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Administrator | Major-General Robert Thomson ex officio |
| Area | |
• Total | 256[1] km2 (99 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020[2] estimate | 18,195[2] (not ranked) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | 357 |
| UK postcode | BFPO 57 / BF1 2AT (Akrotiri) BFPO 58 / BF1 2AU (Dhekelia) |
| Geopolitical Entities and Codes (GEC) | AX |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British overseas territories that border the Republic of Cyprus. They are used as military bases by the United Kingdom. The bases were kept by the United Kingdom after Cyprus changed from being a colony in the British Empire, to being an independent republic. The United Kingdom kept them because of the important location of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.
Military bases
The smallest of the bases is known as Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area or even the Western Sovereign Base Area.[2]
Akrotiri And Dhekelia Media
Instrumental recording of "God Save the King" the national anthem of the United Kingdom; the same tune is also used for "Oben am jungen Rhein", the national anthem of Liechtenstein.
Inside the officers' mess, c. March 1969
Garrison officers' mess Dhekelia, 1969
An SBA Police station in Akrotiri
A sign at the border of Dhekelia
Episkopi Bay on the west coast of Akrotiri
Holy Cross Church in Akrotiri village
Streets crossing in Akrotiri near Limassol, Cyprus
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References
- ↑ Bowman, John S.; Goult, Herman W.; Stather Hunt, David Wathen. "Akrotiri - British military enclave, Cyprus - Britannica". www.britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Akrotiri". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
Other websites
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