Yenişehir
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: suburb of Nicosia, in Northern Cyprus
- Also known as: “Neapoli”, “Neapolis”, “Yenisehir”, and “Yenişehir, Nicosia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Embassy of Turkey.
Selimiye Mosque
Mosque
Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, located in North Nicosia.
Embassy of Turkey
Government office
The Embassy of Turkey in North Nicosia is the sole embassy in Northern Cyprus as the rest of the international community locate their embassies to the Cyprus island in the Republic of Cyprus.
Cyprus Museum
Museum
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Köşklüçiftlik and Abu Kavuk.
Köşklüçiftlik
Neighborhood
Photo: Seksen iki yüz kırk beş, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Köşklüçiftlik is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 2,939. The name of the neighbourhood comes from Turkish and means "the farm with a manor".
Abu Kavuk
Neighborhood
Ak Kavuk is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus and the mosque thereof. It is spelled as Akkavuk in Turkish and Ακ Καβούκ or Άμπου Καβούκ in Greek.
Abdi Çavuş
Neighborhood
Abdi Chavush is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of Nicosia, Cyprus. It is named after Abdi Chavush, one of the generals in the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570. He was known as "Chawush" meaning sergeant, from which rank he would have been promoted.
Yenişehir
- Categories: suburb, parish of Nicosia Municipality, and locality
- Location: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.18856° or 35° 11′ 19″ northLongitude
33.35879° or 33° 21′ 32″ eastElevation
141 metres (463 feet)Open location code
8G7M59Q5+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 340338082OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Urdu—“Yenişehir” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Νεάπολη/Γενισεχίρ”
- Greek: “Νεάπολη”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neápoli i Levkosía”
- Turkish: “Yenişehir, KKTC”
- Turkish: “Yenişehir, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti”
- Turkish: “Yenişehir, Kuzey Kıbrıs”
- Turkish: “Yenişehir, Lefkoşa”
- Urdu: “ینی شہر، نکوسیا”
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Highlights include Kosezade and Yenişehir Camii.
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