{"id":90574,"date":"2024-11-26T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=90574"},"modified":"2024-11-26T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T16:06:23","slug":"the-ghost-airport-of-nicosia-rare-glimpse-inside-the-abandoned-1974-battleground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/11\/26\/the-ghost-airport-of-nicosia-rare-glimpse-inside-the-abandoned-1974-battleground\/","title":{"rendered":"The ghost airport of Nicosia: Rare glimpse inside the abandoned 1974 battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L2jmi5i0Jiw?si=2FrXNRceXExKGNj_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forces News<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Jul 20, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Nicosia International Airport was once a busy hub full of holidaymakers but since the Cyprus conflict of 1974, it has been frozen in time. <\/p>\n<p>Today, the disused airport resembles a ghost town as it sits abandoned in the 180km buffer zone dividing the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish-occupied north.<\/p>\n<p>On the 50th anniversary of the conflict, <em>Forces News<\/em> goes inside the eerie airport and learns how it became the site of a major battle.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmM4Slc2eUh5NlZWM0FiSTBKVE15aE9JallBd3xBQ3Jtc0trUnE0dWxHU0hwOVN2SUxVZ0VZdTB2QTZuUHVJRFlYc3dqczdkeDRDQ3BJNkUxVVg3SGYyQkZNRTIzWWFfeWFzNWhhcnBqLXhOc1pRSDdNVllRVl83RVFXS0FOVGxDREp6TkhkeHU3djcyaWZMYkN1NA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forces.net%2Foperations%2Fcyprus%2Fcyprus-ghost-airport-rare-glimpse-inside-key-1974-battleground-thats-frozen-time&#038;v=L2jmi5i0Jiw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forces.net\/operations\/cyp&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#forcesnews #news #military #history #cyprus  <\/p>\n<p>Check out our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forces.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forces.net\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkNsVlRBRjBhdm02U3FfcTdPWW95M1J2bDF0QXxBQ3Jtc0tudEtzLVVwbFktcmYwN3VvcWtoa1QxaDZXb3NWU01ITTBEaDBWbGhvUGVsLWk0T0R4a3NFWU16cjlJM1dZZHIyNDBZQlZGTVN5QnlTeGxGbkFrbVN6TU04d013Qld2S3lwODFEaUxiRGVQRnNwMURpdw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fforcesnews%2F%3Fhl%3Den&#038;v=L2jmi5i0Jiw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/forcesnews\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forces News Published Jul 20, 2024 Nicosia International Airport was once a busy hub full of holidaymakers but since the Cyprus conflict of 1974, it has been frozen in time. 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