Omorfita

Omorfita or Kuchuk Kaimakli is a northeastern quarter of , . Omorfita has been divided since 1974, its biggest chunk being under the de facto control of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Quarter with 284 residents
  • Description: quarter of Nicosia Municipality
  • Also known as: “Kuchuk Kaimakli”, “Küçük Kaymaklı”, and “Omorphita”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Haydar Pasha Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a , in .

Mosque
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in . It is the most important Gothic building in Nicosia after , formerly the Frankish cathedral of Nicosia.

City gate
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a gate in the walls, . It is the chief gate of the city: the Porta Giuliana, or "di sotto" of Fra Stefano Lusignano's " Chorograffia", known as in modern times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaimakli and Abu Kavuk.

Suburb
Photo: KaimakliTrainstations, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large northeastern suburb of , Cyprus. Since 1968, it belongs to the Municipality of Nicosia. Its population in 2011 was 11,564. The neighbourhood is divided by the green line, with the northern part of the suburb Kuchuk / Omorfita lying in the north of the green line.

Neighborhood
Ak Kavuk is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of , and the mosque thereof. It is spelled as Akkavuk in Turkish and Ακ Καβούκ or Άμπου Καβούκ in Greek.

Neighborhood
Ayios Kassianos is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of , and the church situated therein after which the Quarter is named. It is Άγιος Κασσιανός in Greek and Aykasyano in Turkish and also has the historic name Kafesli.

Omorfita

Latitude
35.18962° or 35° 11′ 23″ north
Longitude
33.37521° or 33° 22′ 31″ east
Population
284
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
Open location code
8G7M59QG+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2398290284
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
146255
Wiki­data ID
Q16328297
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Omorfita” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Küçük Kaymaklı”
  • Dutch: “Omorfita”
  • Greek: “Omorfíta”
  • Greek: “Κιουτσούκ Καϊμακλί”
  • Greek: “Ομορφίτα/Κιουτσούκ Καϊμακλί”
  • Greek: “Ομορφίτα”
  • Irish: “Omorfita”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Omorfíta”
  • Persian: “اومورفیتا”
  • Spanish: “Omorfita”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Kaymaklı, KKTC”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Kaymaklı, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Kaymaklı, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Kaymaklı”
  • Urdu: “اوموفیتا”

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