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Photograph·pht_RC_107·1954

Kyrenia Harbour showing the over 1,000 years old castle. The palm tree on the right of the picture on the wall can still be seen today

Kyrenia Harbour showing the over 1,000 years old castle. The palm tree on the right of the picture on the wall can still be seen today
Photograph: Richard Chamberlain, 1954. pht_RC_107. "Kyrenia Harbour showing the over 1,000 years old castle. The palm tree on the right of the picture on the wall can still be seen today". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

English, as on the record

Small boats in Kyrenia harbour. In the centre of the harbour, the chain tower. In the background Kyrenia Castle.

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Kyrenia Harbour showing the over 1,000 years old castle. The palm tree on the right of the picture on the wall can still be seen today

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