!!!Dhekelia %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Dhekelia' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='dx-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Dhekelia/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Dhekelia/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Dhekelia/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Dhekelia/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Dhekelia/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Dhekelia/Community_Contributions] %% %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Dekelia'}]