Blue Beret Camp

Blue Beret Camp, is a base camp and headquarters located at the former Nicosia International Airport on the west side of the city of Nicosia, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, which forms the headquarters of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

Blue Beret Camp
Cyprus
The road to the Blue Beret Camp, headquarters of UNFICYP.
Blue Beret Camp is located in Cyprus
Blue Beret Camp
Blue Beret Camp
Location within Cyprus
Coordinates35.15512°N 33.29070°E / 35.15512; 33.29070
TypeBarracks
Site information
Owner United Nations
British Armed Forces
Site history
Built1964
In use1964-Present
Garrison information
OccupantsUnited Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

History

The camp was established within the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus in 1964 to provide a command centre and residential accommodation for troops of the seven contingents serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus ('UNFICYP').[1] In 1972 Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations visited the camp[2] and in 2001 Bertie Ahern, the Irish Taoiseach, visited the camp.[3]

Wayne's Keep

Close by is Wayne's Keep, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery which provides graves primarily for aircrew who died during the Second World War.[4]

References
  1. "British forces overseas posting: UNFICYP (Nicosia), Cyprus". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. "Secretary-General Arrives in Nicosia". UN Multimedia. 6 June 1972. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Ahern hopes to meet SF on his return from tour". 10 January 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Return to Cyprus" (PDF). Blue Beret. 2014. p. 10. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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