Green Line (Demarcation Line)
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Israel
The first Green Line referred to the 1949 armistice line between Israel and the Arab nations (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt) following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The term "Green Line Israel" refers to these borders that lasted from 1949 until the 1967 Six Days War.
Cyprus
The term also refers to the line of demarcation that divides the Cypriot capital of Nicosia into the southern Greek Cypriot region and the northern Turkish Cypriot region that was created following the 1974 invasion by Turkey (which refers to the invasion as the 1974 Peace Operation) that created the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This line is also referred to as the 'Attila Line' on some maps (named after the Turkish code-name for the 1974 Military Intervention: Operation Attila) See also: Turkish Cyprus barrier
Lebanon
The Green Line was also a line of demarcation in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. It served to separate the Muslim Lebanese in West Beirut from the Christian Lebanese in East Beirut. The appelation refers to the coloration of the foliage that grew in the uninhabited space. Many of the buildings along the Green Line were severely damaged or destroyed during the war. Since the end of hostilities, however, many of the buildings have been rebuilt.de:Grüne Linie he:הקו הירוק nl:Groene Lijn