Green Line (Cyprus)

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The Green Line in Cyprus is the UN-patrolled buffer zone that separates the island’s Greek Cypriot south from its Turkish Cypriot north.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Green Line (Cyprus) canonical 2
Green Line in Cyprus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf buffer zone
demilitarized zone
international border line
administeredFrom UNFICYP headquarters in Nicosia
alsoKnownAs Attila Line
UN buffer zone
linked to: Cyprus buffer zone

United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus buffer zone
contains abandoned buildings
farmland
minefields
wildlife habitats
controlledBy United Nations
country Cyprus
createdAsResultOf Cyprus conflict
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
intercommunal violence in Cyprus
crossingPoints Agios Dometios crossing
Ayios Nikolaos crossing
Ledra Palace crossing
Ledra Street crossing
Metehan crossing
Pergamos crossing
Pyla crossing
Strovilia crossing
demarcatedBy barbed wire
walls
watchtowers
established 1964
function separates opposing military forces
governedBy United Nations Security Council resolutions
legalStatusOfNorthSide recognized only by Turkey
length approximately 180 km
monitoredBy UNFICYP
partOf Cyprus dispute
passesThrough Nicosia
capital of Cyprus
patrolledBy United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
regulates movement of goods between north and south Cyprus
movement of people between north and south Cyprus
relatedAgreement Annan Plan for Cyprus
relatedTo European Union acquis communautaire suspension in northern Cyprus
separates Greek Cypriot south
Turkish Cypriot north
separatesFrom Republic of Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
shortName Green Line
significantlyExtended 1974
status ceasefire line

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ledra Street crossing point partOf Green Line in Cyprus
linked to: Green Line (Cyprus)