Kaimakli

Kaimakli 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 lying in the north of the green line.
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  • Type: Suburb with 11,600 residents
  • Description: quarter of Nicosia Municipality
  • Also known as: Beuyuk Kaimakli”, “Beyuk Kaimakli”, “Buyuk Kaimakli”, “Büyük Kaymaklı”, and “Kaïmakli

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Famagusta Gate.

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

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.

Mosque
, 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Omorfita and Panagia.

Quarter
or Kuchuk Kaimakli is a northeastern quarter of , . has been divided since 1974, its biggest chunk being under the de facto control of .

Suburb
Pallouriotissa is an area of , Cyprus, formerly an independent village, which was annexed to the municipality in 1968. It was subsequently divided into the quarters of Panayia and Saints Constantine and Helen.

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.

Kaimakli

Latitude
35.18511° or 35° 11′ 6″ north
Longitude
33.37931° or 33° 22′ 46″ east
Population
11,600
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CY KMK
Open location code
8G7M59PH+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 39657218
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
146583
Wiki­data ID
Q3561608
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Kaimakli” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Kaimakli
  • Greek: Kaïmaklí
  • Greek: Καϊμακλί Λευκωσίας
  • Greek: Καϊμακλί
  • Italian: Kaimakli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kaimaklí i Levkosía
  • Persian: کایماکلی
  • Polish: Kaimakli
  • Spanish: Kaimakli
  • Swedish: Kaïmaklí
  • Turkish: Kaymaklı, Lefkoşa
  • Urdu: کایماکلی

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pentadrome Central and Achilleas Club.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Proodos das Kaimakli and Social Space Kaymakkin.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kaimakli”. Photo: KaimakliTrainstations, CC BY-SA 3.0.