Dhekelia Cantonment ( el, Φρουρά Δεκέλεια, tr, Dikelya Cantonment) is a
military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for ...
in
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o ...
, a
British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remnants of the former Br ...
on the island of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...
, administered as the Sovereign Base Areas. It is located in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area, one of the two areas which comprise the territory. It is the larger of the
British military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
bases on the island, and it is also the location of Alexander Barracks, which is home to 2nd Battalion, The
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. In autumn 2017 the 2nd Battalion
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating ...
deployed to Dhekelia replacing 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
It forms a part of
British Forces Cyprus.
The eastern part of the cantonment includes
Ayios Nikolaos Station
Ayios Nikolaos Station (also spelled ''Agios Nikolaos''; el, Άγιος Νικόλαος, lit. "Saint Nicholas") is a British military station and part of in the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia in Cyprus. It is a former village (Ayios ...
and a
Green Line crossing point. The western part includes several Greek Cypriot enclaves including
Xylotymbou,
Ormidhia
Ormideia ( el, Ορμήδεια []), sometimes also spelled ''Ormidhia'', is a village in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the four Cyprus#Exclaves and enclaves, exclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrot ...
and
Dhekelia Power Station. The two parts of the cantonment are joined by a narrow corridor little wider than the road between them.
See also
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British Forces Cyprus
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Episkopi Cantonment
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Episkopi, Limassol
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Royal Military Police
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Sovereign Base Areas
Akrotiri and Dhekelia, officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA),, ''Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias''; tr, Ağrotur ve Dikelya İngiliz Egemen Üs Bölgeleri is a British Overseas Territory o ...
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Sovereign Base Areas Customs
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Sovereign Base Areas Police
The Sovereign Base Areas Police is the local civilian police force for the British controlled Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus.
Duties
Established in August 1960, the force has responsibility for all 15,000 residen ...
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St. John's School
References
Geography of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Installations of the British Army
Military of Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
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