Turkish rule Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/turkish-rule Tue, 06 Nov 2018 18:09:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Cyprus Map With Cities http://travelsfinders.com/cyprus-map-with-cities.html http://travelsfinders.com/cyprus-map-with-cities.html#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=260915 Fresco from the Byzantine church of Arakas The Venetian rule (1489-1571 A.D.) was for the Cypriots worse than the Frankish. The Venetians faced Cyprus as a colony and tried to exploit the island’s resources by imposing heavy taxes, while the socioeconomic regime did not change from the previous period. The Venetians were conscious of the forthcoming Turkish invasion and hurriedly constructed the Nicosia and Famagusta walls. In the case of Nicosia, the walls were smaller in circumference than the pre-existing Lusignan ones, with 11 bastions and three gates. Currently, the walls of Nicosia and the gates, particularly Famagusta Gate, constitute

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