Borders & Barriers-Cyprus-The Buffer Zone » _MG_6829 (1)

Ageing clothes, bottles, furniture and personal possessions from the 1970's still remain in many of the homes

Ageing clothes, bottles, furniture and personal possessions from the 1970′s still remain in many of the homes

Many people living in the area fled during the fighting and have never returned to their homes. Personal possessions still remain in a virtual time warp from 1973.
UN peacekeepers patrol the buffer zone in the southern sector. Farmers are allowed onto the land with prior permission. There are over 10,000 people allowed to live and work within the zone. Many tourists and hunters enter the zone illegally, mostly by mistake.

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