Crossing the Green Line from the Turkish occupied Northern Cyprus into Republic of Cyprus. Nicosia the capital city of Cyprus also known as Lefkosia, is the last divided capital in the world. It is a historical city with walled old town and gorgeous landmarks, but brutally split in two with a border zone, a wall that symbolises the crisis that still today keeps the two sides of Cyprus apart.
Rider crossed the Green Line border Ledra Palace (Ledra Street) crossing point through to Ledra Palace Nicosia Republic of Cyprus crossing point. Only Cyprus citizenships is entitled to cross check points by registering their Cyprus EU ID’s on every crossing.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Nicosia segregated into the south and north of the city respectively in early 1964, following the fighting of the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 that broke out in the city. This separation became a militarised border between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus after Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus in 1974, occupying the north of the island, including northern Nicosia. Today North Nicosia is the capital of Northern Cyprus, a state recognized only by Turkey, that is considered to be occupied Cypriot territory by the international community.
United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus the zone, also known as the Green Line (Greek: Πράσινη Γραμμή, Prasini Grammi; Turkish: Yeşil Hat), stretches for 180 kilometres (112 miles) from Paralimni in the east to Kato Pyrgos in the west.
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