Camp Castle is a naval base of the German Navy (Now under the auspices of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) located within the Port of Limassol in Cyprus.[1]
| Camp Castle | |
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| Part of Port of Limassol | |
Limassol, Cyprus in  Cyprus | |
 Maritime task force of UNIFIL in Limassol (Cyprus). In the center the German auxiliary vessel Mosel (A512), at the left the German fast attack craft S75 Zobel (P6125) and the Greek fast attack craft Mykonios (P23). At the right patrol boats of the Lebanese Navy can be seen. | |
  Camp Castle  Camp Castle  Camp Castle | |
| Coordinates | 34°38′59.7″N 33°1′18.1″E / 34.649917°N 33.021694°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Republic of Cyprus |
| Operator |  United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
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| Site history | |
| In use | 2006 - present |
History edit
The base began operations in 2006 and primarily serves the German Navy and its efforts in the UNIFIL operation in Lebanon after an agreement was made between with the Republic of Cyprus although other nations part of the same operation have docked their ships on base too.[2][3]
Since 2020, the base has increased in significance and has been made a UN base due to the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut explosion and the inability to use it as a result.[4]
In October 2022, the Defense Commissioner of the Bundestag visited the base.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Naval & Military Operations". G.A.P Vassilopoulos Group | CY. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Ο Α/ΓΕΝ της Γερμανίας στην Εθνική Φρουρά". DIPLOMATIC POINT (in Greek). 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Wachsoldaten des "Camp Castle" sorgen für Sicherheit". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Στην Κύπρο μεταφέρονται τα πολεμικά πλοία της UNIFIL μετά από αίτημα του ΟΗΕ | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Bei UNIFIL auf Zypern". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-29.