Nicosia
Nicosia | |
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Ceety | |
 Frae upper left: Nicosia ceety skyline, Ledra Street at nicht, coortyard o Nicosian hooses, Venetian walls o Nicosia, a Nicosian door in the auld toun, the Buyuk Han, a quiet neighbourhood in the auld toun, Venetian hooses, Nicosia Christmas fair, Makariou Avenue at nicht | |
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  Nicosia Location o Nicosia in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°ECoordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E | |
| Kintra |  Cyprus |
| Destrict | Nicosia Destrict |
| Status | Internaitionally recognised as Republic o Cyprus territory (northern half within the Turkish Republic o Northern Cyprus which is recognised only bi Turkey) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Constantinos Yiorkadjis (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 111 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011 (sooth), 2006 (north)) | |
| • Ceety | 310,355 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 239,277 (south) 71,078 (north) |
| (Sooth includes municipalities o Nicosia (only the sooth pairt), Agios Dometios, Egkomi, Strovolos, Aglantzia, Lakatameia, Anthoupolis, Latsia an Yeri.[1] North includes Mandres (Hamitköy), Mia Milia (Haspolat), Gönyeli (Kioneli), Gerolakkos (Alayköy) an Kanlıköy (Kanli) as well as the northren pairt o Nicosia[2]) | |
| Demonym(s) | Nicosian |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| Post code | 1010–1107 |
| Area code(s) | +357 22 |
| ISO 3166 code | CY-01 |
| Website | Nicosia Municipality |
Nicosia (IPA: /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/, NIK-ə-SEE-ə), kent locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία, Turkis: Lefkoşa), is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cyprus. Locatit on the River Pedieos an situatit amaist in the centre o the island, it is the seat o govrenment as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the caipital o the Nicosia Destrict. Nicosia is designatit a Beta Warld Ceety - bi the Globalization an Warld Ceeties Study Group an Netwirk.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns an Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twinnins[3]
[eedit | eedit soorce]Collaborations[3]
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Population Enumerated by Sex, Age, District, Municipality/Community and Quarter, 2011 – (2011 Census of the Republic of Cyprus, Statistical Service)" (in (in Greek)). Mof.gov.cy. Retrieved 21 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "TRNC General Population and Housing Unit Census – (TRNC State Planning Organization)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 Julie 2012.
- ↑ a b http://www.nicosia.org.cy/english/lefkosia_twins.shtm Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Nicosia twinnins
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Nicosia. |
- English-language website for Municipality of Nicosia (Λευκωσια)
- "Nicosia in Dark and White" A photo project about the city's old abandoned buildings
- Organisational structure of Islamic religion in Cyprus
- Echoes Across the Divide Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (2008) is a documentary film about an attempt to bridge the Green Line wi a bicommunal muisic project performed frae the rooftops o Auld Nicosia