Cyprus ([ˈsaɪprəs] [Κύπρος, Kýpros] [ˈcipros]; Kıbrıs [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus ([Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakí Demokratía, links = no] [Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, links = no]), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean. As a strategic location in the Middle East, it was subsequently occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Persians, from whom the island was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. The Middle Eastالشرق الأوسط,; Միջին Արևելք,; Orta Şərq Central Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین, Rojhelatî Nawîn; Moyen-Orient ახლო აღმოსავლეთი,; Μέση Ανατολή,; המזרח התיכון,; Rojhilata Navîn خاورمیانه,; Bariga Dhexe Orta Doğu مشرق وسطی, is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. In the Middle East, there is also a Romani community.
Cyprus is in the Middle East.
You are given claim Cyprus is in the Middle East. and evidence Cyprus ([ˈsaɪprəs] [Κύπρος, Kýpros] [ˈcipros]; Kıbrıs [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus ([Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakí Demokratía, links = no] [Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, links = no]), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean. As a strategic location in the Middle East, it was subsequently occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Persians, from whom the island was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. The Middle Eastالشرق الأوسط,; Միջին Արևելք,; Orta Şərq Central Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین, Rojhelatî Nawîn; Moyen-Orient ახლო აღმოსავლეთი,; Μέση Ανατολή,; המזרח התיכון,; Rojhilata Navîn خاورمیانه,; Bariga Dhexe Orta Doğu مشرق وسطی, is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. In the Middle East, there is also a Romani community.. Can you determine if the claim is supported, refuted, or if there is not enough information?

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You are given claim Cyprus is in the Middle East. and evidence Cyprus ([ˈsaɪprəs] [Κύπρος, Kýpros] [ˈcipros]; Kıbrıs [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus ([Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakí Demokratía, links = no] [Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, links = no]), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean. As a strategic location in the Middle East, it was subsequently occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Persians, from whom the island was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. The Middle Eastالشرق الأوسط,; Միջին Արևելք,; Orta Şərq Central Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین, Rojhelatî Nawîn; Moyen-Orient ახლო აღმოსავლეთი,; Μέση Ανατολή,; המזרח התיכון,; Rojhilata Navîn خاورمیانه,; Bariga Dhexe Orta Doğu مشرق وسطی, is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. In the Middle East, there is also a Romani community.. Can you determine if the claim is supported, refuted, or if there is not enough information?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough information
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