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Cyprus Time Zone - Cyprus on the World Map - Cyprus Capital

What time zone is Cyprus in?

Cyprus is in the Eastern European Time Zone; Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).

Does Cyprus observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?

Like most Countries in Europe, Daylight Saving Time is observed in Cyprus, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour, resulting in a time 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+3).

After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1 hour resulting in the normal Standard Time (GMT+2).

Cyprus has an area in total of 9,251 km2 / 3,572 sq mi, situated in the extreme northeast corner of the Mediterranean; it is 71 km / 44 mi South of Turkey, 105 km / 65 mi West of Syria, and some 800 km / 500 mi East of the Greek mainland.

Cyprus extends 227 km / 141 mi ENE–WSW from Cape Andreas to Cape Drepanon and 97 km / 60 mi SSE–NNW. The average width is 56–72 km / 35–45 mi; the narrow peninsula known as the Karpas, which is nowhere more than 16 km / 10 mi wide, extends 74 km / 46 mi northeastward to Cape Andreas. Cyprus has a total coastline of 648 km / 403 mi.

The capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia, is located in the north central part of the country.

Parts of Cyprus are stuck in their own time zone - history!