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Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire was a multiethnic state founded in Anatolia around 1299 that governed territories across southeastern Europe, western Asia and North Africa until its dissolution after the First World War.NicosiaNicosia is the capital and largest city of Cyprus, located near the island’s centre. Its historic walled core and modern metropolitan area reflect centuries of rule and a continuing division of the city by a United Nations buffer zone.CyprusCyprus is an eastern Mediterranean island republic with Greek and Turkish communities and a modern history shaped by independence, intercommunal conflict and division since 1974. The Republic of Cyprus is internationally recognized and a member of the European Union, though it does not control the island’s northern third.
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