YourHolidays - Fun Facts about Cyprus

We have some interesting and fun facts about Cyprus you might not know.

- Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.

- The first Olympic medal won by Cyprus was at the London 2012 Olympics.

- Cyrpus was the birthplace of Halloumi Cheese.

- There are three UNESCO world heritage site in Cyprus, including the town of Paphos, the Painted churches in the Troodos Region and Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia.

- Every Autumn approximately 10,000 flamingos stop over to feed at the Lanarca Salt Lake.

- Legend has it that the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, was born in Cyprus. The country is also known as the playground of the Gods. Aphrodite is said to have emerged from a rock at Latchi, in Poli Crysochous. As the ocean crash over the rocks, they from pillars of foam that resemble the goddess of love.

- Cyprus has sunshine for more than 300 days during a year.

- Cyprus was the first nation to include the shape of its country on its Flag.

- Alexander the Great seized the island from the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Persians in 333 BC.

- The capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, is the only capital in the world to be divided between two nations and is split in tow by a large wall through the city - it is split between Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus although the state is only recognised by Turkey.