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Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench) on Thursday, 11 June 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2015. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Cyprus

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the length of the land perimeter of the Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia with (1) the area administered by the Turkish Cypriot Authorities, and (2) the area administered by the government of Cyprus.

Answer

The length of the land perimeter of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, excluding the small Republic of Cyprus enclaves, with (1) is approximately 50.4 km and (2) approximately 34.6 km. The Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area is also on the perimeter of the UN controlled zone and the length of the boundaries is approximately 8.5 km in the West and 1.1 km in the East.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL417
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Cyprus Military bases
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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