Nicosia in Cyprus is the last remaining city in the world that is still physically divided, with a United Nations buffer zone between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sections.
The city has been divided since 1974, when Turkey occupied the northern part of the island. This slogan says: "I don't forget" in Greek.
A boy in replica commando uniform waves a Turkish flag during a parade celebrating the formation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983. It is a state recognised only by Turkey, which subsidises it to the tune of up to $500m a year.
This statue on the Greek Cypriot side commemorates Markos Drakos, an Eoka fighter seen here throwing a grenade, who was killed by the British in 1957.
Bulletholes still mark the buildings in the centre of Nicosia where Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot troops watch each other across the UN zone.
The Ledra Street crossing in the centre of Nicosia was reopened last year as a sign of goodwill.
An estimated 30,000 Turkish troops are still garrisoned in the north. They are perceived as protectors by Turkish Cypriots but as occupiers by Greek Cypriots.
Greek Cypriots do not consider it a border, but the Turkish Cypriots expect visitors to show their passports and fill in paperwork when crossing over from one side to the other. This is one of the border posts.
If a solution to the island's problem can be found, the buffer zone would be refurbished with EU funding.
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