Nicosia Municipality

Nicosia Municipality is the municipal government which is responsible for all the municipal duties of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cyprus Museum and Selimiye Mosque.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological in , located on Museum Street in central .

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nicosia and Nicosia.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and is the largest city by far. While it may not boast the same abundance of archaeological sites and lively beaches as other parts of Cyprus, the city's Old Town, with its museums and churches, is still a pleasant place to explore.

Photo: Steffen Löwe Gera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North is the Turkish Cypriot side of the divided city of , and the capital of . The city is the economic, political and cultural centre of Northern Cyprus, with many shops, restaurants and shopping malls.

Town
Photo: ChristosV, Public domain.
(Greek: Στρόβολος; Turkish: Strovolos; is a municipality in the , of . It is a part of the urban area. With a population of 71,123, it is the second most populated municipality in , after , and the most populated municipality in the . is situated 4½ km south of Nicosia Municipality.

Nicosia Municipality

Latitude
35.1694° or 35° 10′ 10″ north
Longitude
33.3608° or 33° 21′ 39″ east
Population
55,000
Elevation
153 metres (502 feet)
Open location code
8G7M5996+Q8
Geo­Names ID
11920109
Wiki­data ID
Q56037497
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Nicosia Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Նիկոսիա մունիցիպալիտետ”
  • Armenian: “Նիկոսիա”
  • Belarusian: “Нікасія”
  • Catalan: “Nicòsia”
  • Esperanto: “Municipo Nikozia”
  • French: “municipalité de Nicosie”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Λευκωσίας”
  • Hebrew: “ניקוסיה”
  • Irish: “Bardas Nicosia”
  • Latin: “Demos Leucosiae”
  • Latin: “Demos Nicosiae”
  • Latin: “municipalitas Nicosiae”
  • Latin: “Nicosia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nicosia kommune”
  • Persian: “شهرداری نیکوزیا”
  • Russian: “Никосия”
  • Slovak: “Nikózia”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Nikozija”
  • Swedish: “Nicosia kommun”
  • Turkish: “Lefkoşa Belediyesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Нікосія (муніципалітет)”
  • Ukrainian: “Нікосія”
  • Urdu: “بلدیہ نکوسیا”
  • Urdu: “بلدیہ نیکوسیا”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Nicosia”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trypiotis and Tampakchane.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation.

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