Contains links to sites identified as specifically dealing with (Greek) Cypriot family names and family history. The development of a separate Cypriot national identity in the modern era is relatively recent and still controversial, and historically most Cypriots identify themselves as either of Greek or of Turkish background.
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Cyprus Genealogy Forum (http://genforum.genealogy.com/cyprus/)
Listserv for issues of Cypriot genealogy and family history. Includes useful personal accounts of genealogical research relating to names and families from Cyprus.
Cyndi's List (http://www.cyndislist.com/greece.htm)
The "Greece" subsection of this useful genealogical site contains much useful information about, and helpful links to, Cypriot families and family history and more general sites dealing with archives, libraries, publications, census records, cemetery lists, land records, etc.
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