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IT or not ITIT or not IT
Palaiometocho,Koutsoftas-Panagides Lyceum. Cyprus
Nicosia, September 2015
Lefkos Demosthenous
…….About Cyprus.About Cyprus
CyprusCyprus
Cyprus
Population: 700,000Capital: NicosiaMajor Cities: Nicosia, Famagusta, Limassol,
Larnaca, Pafos, KeryniaMajor Religion: Christian OrthodoxMember of EU: Since 2004Currency: Euro
Things to do in Cyprus
Visit ancient monuments
Go swimming
Change color via sunbathing
Enjoy water sports
Go hiking, mountain biking
and make friends!
while you are eating!
Sοuvla
Interesting facts about Cyprus1. From Nicosia: 1 hr to the mountains,
40 minutes to the beach 2. Major income comes from tourism
and services3. Island of Aphrodite, (Venus)4. Transportation5. Cats
Not a place to…Not a place to…►go at a U2 concert but…go at a U2 concert but…
A safe place for..A safe place for..►our familyour family
Historical factsUnfortunately, nice locationMany conquerorsWe manage to keep our language, religion,
culture
History of Cyprus(8200 - 3900 B.C.)Neolithic Period…1200 B.C. Hellenisation of the island from
Greeks…330 Byzantine Period 1192 Frankish (Lusignan) Period 1489 Venetian Period (- 1571)1571Ottoman Occupation 1878 British colony 1955 Military campaign against the British rule
1955-59 EOKA struggle Liberation of Cyprus Union of Cyprus with Greece
EOKA fightersMichael Koutosftas and Andreas
Panagides Sentenced to death Executed on September 21st 1956 Buried at the imprisoned graves 1960 Independence of the Republic of Cyprus
Paliometoho Michael Koutosftas and
Andreas PanagidesLyceum
Republic of Cyprus
Greek and Turkish Cypriots lived together, no problem
Complicated constitution
“Divide and conquer”
Disproportional privileges to Turkish Cypriots 18 %1963-64 Many problems among the 2 communitiesTurkish army bombarded the island 1964Turkish Cypriot withdrew from the government
40% of the island occupied the Turkish Army
200,000 refugees in our own country
1983 Self declared the occupied part as a separate country
Not recognized by UNStill, it is only recognized by Turkey
Famagusta: The ghost city
Famagusta: The ghost city
The biggest problem is the settlers from Turkey
Negotiations to find a solution
Our School 493 students80 teachers10 assistant
headmasters1 Headmaster
Location
Public Educational System in Cyprus
6 years elementary school3 years lower high school3 years upper high school (15-18years old)
The majority of our graduates goes for further studies in:
GreeceCyprusEngland
1st class 36(45 min) periods per week 4 periods of elective classes
2nd class 20 periods of elective classes3rd class 22 periods of elective classes
Lyceum
Φραπέ
Frappe… A way of living…
Sugar…milk
Γλυκύς (glikis) =SweetΜέτριος (metrios) = Semi sweetΣκέτος (sketos) = No sugar
With or without milk
Thank You,
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