cyprus, or as it 1 is officially called, the republic of cyprus, lies in 2 the mediterranean sea just south of turkey and west of syria and lebanon. the island has had human inhabitants 3 since approximately the 10th millennium bc, and is home to the unesco world heritage site of choirokoitia, 4 an ancient village. apart from this well-known site, cyprus is renowned for the oldest water wells 5 in the world and the tombs of 6 the kings. interestingly, the cypriots, the people of cyprus, were one of the first peoples to domesticate cats. cyprus has had 7 a troubled history, but it gained independence from britain 8 on august 16th, 1960. the cypriots speak two languages, greek and turkish. most cypriots 9 also speak english. cyprus is a highly developed country and it receives millions of visitors 10 from around the world every year.
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