Leichines

Leichines is a locality in Ágios Dométios, Nicosia. Leichines is situated nearby to the neighborhood Agios Pavlos, as well as near the area Media Chiftlik.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cyprus Museum and Selimiye Mosque.

Cyprus Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Cyprus Museum, also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. Cyprus Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Leichines.

Selimiye Mosque

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, in North Nicosia. Selimiye Mosque is situated 3½ km southeast of Leichines.

Barbarlık Müzesi

Museum

Photo: ToprakM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barbarlık Müzesi is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ortaköy and Ayios Dhometios.

Ortaköy

Suburb

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Ortaköy is a northern suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Ayios Dhometios

Suburb

Photo: Karaol, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ayios Dhometios is a suburb west of the Cypriot capital Nicosia. It has a population of 12,456 making it one of Cyprus's biggest municipalities. A portion of Ayios Dhometios with a population of 2,314 is under Northern Cypriot control.

Göçmenköy

Neighborhood

Photo: Seksen iki yüz kırk beş, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Göçmenköy is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,003. It was founded in 1966 as a settlement for the Turkish Cypriots displaced by the intercommunal violence.

Leichines

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Lishines”
Location: Ágios Dométios, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.18883° or 35° 11′ 20″ north

Longitude

33.32919° or 33° 19′ 45″ east

Elevation

137 metres (449 feet)

Open location code

8G7M58QH+GM

GeoNames ID

20732

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