Attila Line

A Dictionary of World History

Attila Line (or Sahin Line) The frontier line dividing Greek from Turkish Cyprus following the Turkish invasion of 1974. The invasion, which was likened to the action of Attila the Hun, put into effect Turkey's scheme for the partition of Cyprus (the Attila Plan). It stretches from Morphou Bay in the west to Famagusta in the east.

Find more facts and information related to the .
© A Dictionary of World History 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000.

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Attila line to make debut at Passarelli. (Piero Passarelli and Associates Inc., apparel distributor, to represent Italian womenswear company) ; ATTILA LINE TO MAKE DEBUT AT PASSARELLI NEW YORK -- Piero Passarelli & Associates, Inc., a sales firm here specializing in representing... Read more
	In divided Cyprus, bitter hatreds are a fact of life. ; ...Turkey. No Man's Land Between the two areas is the so-called Attila line, a ceasefire zone that runs east to west across the island...military bases on Cyprus, holdovers from colonial days. The Attila line, which cuts through old sections of Nicosia, varies in width... Read more
	ARE YOU THE WEAKEST LINK? Can you complete Anne Robinson's quiz? If you score below 10 ...goodboy!(Features) ; ...place between Scottish and English forces? 6 In geography, which C is a Mediterranean island that is divided in two by the Attila Line? 7 Which sporting legend was the first cricketer to score a test century for England? 8 The national airline of which country... Read more
	Cyprus marks 25 years of Greek-Turk division: Issue dominates Athens-Ankara ties in all areas.(World)(Briefing/Middle East) ; ...July 20, 1974, the Turkish army established the 112-mile-long Attila Line - a shield for the Turkish Cypriot minority that has regrouped...communities has become total, with little contact across the Attila Line policed by 1,224 U.N. troops, mainly from Britain, Argentina... Read more
	Turks rattle their swords over Cypriote missile plan.(World)(News Analysis) ; ...Turkey dusted off plans for a preemptive strike that were drafted more than 22 years ago when the Turkish army consolidated the Attila line dividing the island. The Greek Cypriot government plan to buy $660 million worth of Russian SA-10 anti-aircraft missiles could... Read more
	Longtime Turkish-Cypriot leader retiring.(WORLD) ; ...000, Mr. Talat describes himself as a pragmatic politician who favors dialogue with the Greek-Cypriot majority south of the Attila line, which divides Cyprus into two different worlds. As head of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), Mr. Talat is credited with... Read more
	TRAVEL: Distant memories from Cyprus; BACK FOR A BIT OF SSOL-SEARCHING.(Features) ; ...given up any hope of returning, given that most of the places I wanted to see were south of the bitterly-disputed Green (or Attila) Line that now separated the Greek south from the Turkish north. It was only when the Turkish Cypriots finally voted for membership... Read more
	The Chinese (broken) U-shaped line in the South China Sea: points, lines, and zones. ; ...the Green Line separating East and West Beirut in Lebanon, or the Mogadishu Line (in existence since early 1993), or the Attila Line dividing the Turkish Cypriot Zone in the north of Cyprus Island from the southern Greek Cypriot Zone, or the unilateral North... Read more
	Islamists' advance threatens to reignite Greece-Turkey feud: Holbrooke sees Cyprus, region in peril.(World) ; ...000 more career officers and is being beefed up by ultramodern weapons from Russia and France. On the northern side of the Attila Line that divides the island, the Turks are strengthening their two-division expeditionary corps. Tension was heightened last week... Read more
	Lira's plunge emblematic of Turkish Cyprus' woes.(World)(Briefing/Middle East) ; ...spilled ashore west of this scenic harbor in 1974, one Turkish lira was worth a nickel. On the other side of the 112-mile-long Attila Line manned by Turkish troops, the Greek Cypriot south prospers. It has become a major business center of the Levant and its per-capi... Read more

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Attila Attila (406–53), king of the Huns 434–53. He ravaged vast areas between...Scourge of God (translating Latin flagellum Dei ) by medieval chroniclers. Attila Line the boundary separating Greek and Turkish-occupied Cyprus, named after the Attila Plan, a secret Turkish plan of 1964 to ... Read more
	‘Waldhere’ ...Royal Library at Copenhagen. We know from other sources that Waldhere was the son of a king of Aquitaine, who was given up to Attila the Hun and became one of his generals. He escapes with Hiltgund, a Burgundian princess to whom he had been betrothed as a child... Read more
	Ponti, Carlo ...Comencini) 1950 Cuori senza fontiere ( The White Line ) (Zampa); Tot ò cerca casa ( Toto Wants a Home...strada (Fellini); Ulisse ( Ulysses ) (Camerini) 1955 Attila flagello di dio ( Attila the Hun ) (Francisci); Ragazze d'oggi (Zampa); L... Read more

See all related entries