North Nicosia

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North Nicosia
Βόρεια Λευκωσία / Vóreia Lefkosía
(Kuzey) Lefkoşa
North Nicosia (Cyprus)
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Basic data
State : Northern CyprusTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto)
District : Northern CyprusTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Lefkoşa
Geographic coordinates : 35 ° 11 ′  N , 33 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 11 ′  N , 33 ° 22 ′  E
Height above d. M .: 149  m
Surface: 60 km²
Residents : 61,378 (2011)
Mayor : Mehmet Harmancı
Website: Lefkoşa Türk Belediyesi
View over North Nicosia
Selimiye Mosque

North Nicosia ( Turkish [Kuzey] Lefkoşa , Greek Βόρεια Λευκωσία Voreia Lefkosia ) is the northern part of the city of Nicosia in the center of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and is in fact the capital of the world only by Turkey recognized TRNC . De jure it belongs together with the southern part to the Nicosia District of the Republic of Cyprus . It can therefore be found in the list of shared places through which a political border runs.

Status under international law

North Nicosia belongs under international law for the Republic of Cyprus , but since the occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish forces and the proclamation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in November 1983 , de facto does not exercise sovereignty over North Nicosia. Since then, the city has been divided by a “Green Line” (“Green Line” / “πράσινη γραμμή” / “yeşil hat”) , which is monitored by United Nations peacekeeping forces , the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus ( UNFICYP ).

Attractions

  • A lock of Muhammad's hair is kept in the 17th century Arabahmet Mosque .
  • The Selimiye Mosque , built in the 13th century as the Hagia Sophia Cathedral , was converted into a mosque by the Turks in 1571 .
  • The Haydar Pascha Mosque , built in the 14th century as St. Katharina's Church, was converted into a mosque by the Turks in 1571 and is now secularized.
  • The Sultan Mahmut Library with a large collection of Islamic manuscripts
  • The central Ataturk Square with the Venetian Column in the center
  • The old Büyük Han caravanserai was built in 1572 shortly after the Turkish conquest of Cyprus and is probably the oldest Turkish structure on the island.
  • Derviş Paşa Villa
  • Fine tuning museum
  • Turkish Ethnographic Museum (Mevlevi Tekke)
  • Barbarism Museum
  • Library of Sultan Mahmud II.
  • Dereboyu Caddesi , officially Mehmet Akif Avenue

traffic

To the west of the city is Ercan Airport , which is connected to North Nicosia by a 4-lane expressway.

There are expressways to Kyrenia (Girne) and Famagusta (Gazimağusa).

In the city there are three border crossings to the southern part of the island. While the Metehan and Ledra Palace border crossings are passable by car, the Lokmacı border crossing is only intended for pedestrians.

Universities

There are four universities in the city, as well as some facilities from the Middle East Technical University and the Anatolia University .

economy

The National Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is based in the city.

Sports

The clubs Çetinkaya TSK , Küçük Kaymaklı SK and Yenicami Ağdelen from North Nicosia play in the Kuzey Kıbrıs Süper Ligi , the highest football league in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Fenerium has a store on Bedrettin Demirel Caddesi .

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : North Nicosia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )