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Dhekelia Geography 2009
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SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
 


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Location:
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta

Geographic coordinates:
34 59 N, 33 45 E

Map references:
Middle East

Area:
total: 130.8 sq km
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves

Area - comparative:
about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 103 km (approximately)
border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)

Coastline:
27.5 km

Climate:
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Environment - current issues:
netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn

Geography - note:
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land


NOTE: The information regarding Dhekelia on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dhekelia Geography 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dhekelia Geography 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.


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