Kizilbash

Kizilbash or Trachonas is a northern suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus. De facto, it is under the control of Northern Cyprus.

Type: Suburb with 55,000 residents
Description: suburb of Nicosia
Also known as: “Kızılbaş”, “Kızılbaş-Gelibolu”, “Trachonas”, “Trahona”, “Trakhona”, and “Trakhonas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barbarlık Müzesi and Cyprus Museum.

Barbarlık Müzesi

Museum

Photo: ToprakM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barbarlık Müzesi is a museum.

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 south of Kizilbash.

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 2½ km south of Kizilbash.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yenişehir and Taşkınköy.

Yenişehir

Neighborhood

Yenişehir; Greek: Νεάπολη Neapoli; literally meaning "new city" both in Turkish and Greek) is a suburb of North Nicosia. Its population was 4156 in 2006, with 2135 males and 2021 females.

Taşkınköy

Neighborhood

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

Taşkınköy is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,847. The first settlement in the area was after the 1974 conflict, as houses were built by a labor union, Türk-Sen.