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 Selimiye Mosque.

Barbarlık Müzesi

Museum

Photo: ToprakM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barbarlık Müzesi is a museum.

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.

Cyprus Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Cyprus Museum is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. The museum is home to the most extensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world, and houses artifacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island. Cyprus Museum is situated 3 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.