Akrotiri and Dhekelia facts for kids
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 Location within Cyprus |
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| Official language | English | |||||
| Capital | Episkopi Cantonment | |||||
| Leader | James Illingworth | |||||
| Area | 154 square kilometres (59.46 sq mi) | |||||
| Population | 7,000 Cypriots; 7,500 British military workers and their families | |||||
| Currency | Great Britain Pound | |||||
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British overseas territories that borders the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. It’s used as military bases of the United Kingdom the bases were kept by the UK after Cyprus changed from being a colony in the British Empire, to being an independent republic. The United Kingdom kept them because of the important location of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.
Images for kids
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Inside the officers' mess, c. March 1969
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Garrison officers' mess Dhekelia, 1969
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Map of Akrotiri, Western Sovereign Base Area, BFPO 57
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Map of Dhekelia, Eastern Sovereign Base Area, BFPOs 58 & 59
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Episkopi Bay on the west coast of Akrotiri
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Holy Cross Church in Akrotiri village
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Akrotiri village
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A British red telephone box in Dhekelia
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BBC World Service transmitter masts in Akrotiri
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See also
In Spanish: Akrotiri y Dekelia para niños
