Borders & Barriers-Cyprus-The Buffer Zone » _MG_6485

A UN peacekeeper looks out over the buffer zone towards the northern Turkish side of the Cyprus.

A UN peacekeeper looks out over the buffer zone towards the northern Turkish side of the Cyprus.

The buffer zone extends over 180km across the Island and whilst only a few meters apart in Nicosia it can be a few kilometers wide in other parts. Nicosia International airport was a scene of heavy fighting and was declared a United Nations Protected Area in 1974. It has remained unused since then and is now home to roosts of pigeons.
UN peacekeepers from Slovakia maintain watch in the southern sector of the buffer zone. Whilst there is no physical barrier is this section of the buffer zone here entry is strictly prohibited without prior permission.

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