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| Climate |
North Cyprus is
lucky enough to be given endless amounts of sunshine and enjoys one of the
healthiest climates in
the world.
On average Cyprus has an annual temperature of about 20C /68F.
The Summers are verey hot with July and August averaging over 30C /
90F.
The coldest months are January and February with a
mean temperature of 10C / 50F.
Making a holiday in North Cyprus even more appealing. |
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| Health |
Health services
are extremely good in North Cyprus and there are good hospitals
and medical facilities. Direct Traveller does not to Northern Cyprus do not
require any medical treatments prior to entry.
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| Currency &
Credit Cards |
The unit of
currency in North Cyprus is Turkish Lira (TL).
Direct Traveller Recommends that its customers change a majoprity of their money when they get to the island the reason for this is The approximate
exchange rate fluctuates daily, But many businesses in North Cyprus will excpet Euro,
Sterling Pound, US Dollars, and Cyprus Pounds.
Alternatively if you like you can use your credit or debit card.
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| Shopping |
Shops
are open Mondays to Saturdays from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30
pm to 6:30 pm during the summer months.
In the winter seasons, this si the same but do not close at lunch times. |
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| Public Holidays |
| 1
January |
New
Year's Day |
| 23
April |
Children's
Festival |
| 1
May |
Youth
and Sports Day |
| 20
July |
Peace
and Freedom Day |
| 1
August |
TMT
Day |
| 30
August |
Victory
Day |
| 29
October |
Turkish
Republic Day |
| 15
November |
Proclamation
of T.R. of Northern Cyprus |
There are also 2 Religious days, according to the lunar
calendar Ramazan Bayram and Kurban Bayram, each of 3
days duration. |
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| Telephone |
for customers that would like to call internally then all you will you will need is the code 0392 plus the local number.
When calling
from the U.K the code is 0090-392 plus the number.
If you would liekt o call from North Cyprus to the U.K you wil need the dialing code 0044 |
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| Electricity |
240 Volts AC , 50
Hz throughout the country. Hotels in North Cyprus have sockets that are the British 3-pin
variety.
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| Time |
North Cyprus
operates on Eastern European time, which is +2 hours ahead of
GMT.
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