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by **Viewpoint** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:12 pm

RichardB wrote:Wish the stone-walling on my cottage was as good as that!

When does the photograph date from?

Any idea where it is vp?

Havent a clue, got it off the net when searching Cyprus old pics....anyone got any ideas, any historians among us?

by **twinkle** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:04 am

There is a great book that has been published with photos from 1889 when a "Gentleman" travelled around Cyprus. The pictures are amazing. Unfortunately the title evades me. It's funny but all Cypriots dressed the same and we all looked Middle Eastern, Arabic in fact!!!! I'll try and get the title.

by **zan** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:30 am

twinkle wrote:There is a great book that has been published with photos from 1889 when a "Gentleman" travelled around Cyprus. The pictures are amazing. Unfortunately the title evades me. It's funny but all Cypriots dressed the same and we all looked Middle Eastern, Arabic in fact!!!! I'll try and get the title.

The look was because of 600 years of Ottoman rule in the region and the amalgamation of traditions and styles as per region. The Ottomanophobes do a great injustice to the history of the region and how many different styles of dress, music arts and many other things that were developed and evolved from one end of the empire to the other. If you look into it you will see a similar type of dress, and the one thing that is still evident today, music, that has gone back and forth across the empire. I find it fascinating and if you look out for the folk music festival that is held in Turkey every year, you will see all the dances and music that I am talking about. The Ottoman influence and the influence on the Ottomans is quite breath taking.

by **Sotos** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:46 am

That photo must be from before 1900. I have some photos from early 1900s and they look more modern than that! People in that photo look very dark. Do you think this is because they had to work in the fields all day or something else?

by **andri_cy** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:03 am

Probably so Soto, My dad used to work outside a lot and he used to be very dark. When he got sick and was bed-riddne he turned this whiter than ever color

by **Viewpoint** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:38 am

by **miltiades** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:29 am

Zan , the Ottomans came to Cyprus in 1570 or 71 , how come in 1900 they had ruled for 600 years , I make it 330 years , were you perhaps including nearby nations , then I apologise for the correction.
""The look was because of 600 years of Ottoman rule in the region ""

by **zan** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:48 am

miltiades wrote:Zan , the Ottomans came to Cyprus in 1570 or 71 , how come in 1900 they had ruled for 600 years , I make it 330 years , were you perhaps including nearby nations , then I apologise for the correction.
""The look was because of 600 years of Ottoman rule in the region ""

In the region was my comment so I accept your appology. Stop getting so jumpy.

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