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Nicosia
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Left to right: Nicosia skyline from Shacolas Tower; Ledra Street from Socratous Street; Eleftheria Square; door in the Old Town; Venetian Homes; Nicosia Christmas fair at Eleftheria Square; Makariou Avenue | |
  Nicosia Location of Nicosia in Cyprus  Nicosia Nicosia (European Union)  Nicosia Nicosia (Eastern Mediterranean)  Nicosia Nicosia (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′21″N 33°21′54″E / 35.17250°N 33.36500°E | |
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| Republic of Cyprus District | Nicosia |
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| • Mayor of Nicosia Municipality | Constantinos Yiorkadjis (Ind.) |
| • Mayor of Nicosia Turkish Municipality | Mehmet Harmancı (TDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 51.06 km2 (19.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population | |
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| Demonym | Nicosian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Post code | 1010–1107 |
| Area code | 22 |
| ISO 3166 code | CY-01 |
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Nicosia[b] (also known as Lefkosia in Greek[c] and Lefkoşa in Turkish)[d] is the capital and largest city of Cyprus.[3] It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. It is the last divided capital in Europe; three years after Cyprus gained independence from British rule in 1960, the Bloody Christmas conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots triggered island-wide intercommunal violence, and Nicosia's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities segregated into its south and north respectively in 1964. A decade later, Turkey invaded Cyprus following Greece's successful attempt to take over the island. The leaders of the takeover would later step down, but the dividing line running through Nicosia (and the rest of the island, interrupted only briefly by British military bases) became a demilitarised zone that remains under the control of Cyprus while heavily policed by the United Nations; it is now known as the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus between the Republic of Cyprus, which is internationally recognised, and Northern Cyprus, which is recognised only by Turkey. The ongoing dispute between the two communities is known as the Cyprus problem.
Apart from its legislative and administrative functions, Nicosia has established itself as the island's financial capital and its main international business center.[4] In 2018, Nicosia was the 32nd richest city in the world in relative purchasing power.[5]
- ^ "Population – Place of Residence, 2011". Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
- ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Nicosia". Holidays in Cyprus | Cyprus Agrotourism | Discover Cyprus. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Kempen, Ronald van; Vermeulen, Marcel; Baan, Ad (2005). Urban Issues and Urban Policies in the New EU Countries. Ashgate. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7546-4511-5.
- ^ "World's richest cities by purchasing power". UBS. 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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