Nempetchane
Nebethane is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central Nicosia, Cyprus. Its name inherited from the Ottoman period is Turkish for police station or the guard room of the Turkish patrol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood with 189 residents
- Description: quarter of Nicosia Municipality
- Also known as: “Nebethane” and “Nebethane, Nicosia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cyprus Museum and Selimiye Mosque.
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.
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.
Motorcycle Museum
Museum
Photo: CyprusGeorge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum is a museum in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, dedicated to the history of motorcycles between 1914 and 1983. The collection consists of more than 400 motorcycles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tampakchane and Nicosia.
Tampakchane
Neighborhood
Tabakhane is a historic neighborhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central Nicosia, Cyprus, named after the tannery which formerly existed just outside the city walls, near Paphos Gate.
Nicosia
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus 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.
Agia Sophia
Neighborhood
Ayia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ottoman Turkish: آیا صوفیا; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Ayía Sophía; is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of Nicosia, Cyprus and the former name of the mosque situated therein.
Nempetchane
- Categories: parish of Nicosia Municipality and locality
- Location: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.17397° or 35° 10′ 26″ northLongitude
33.36048° or 33° 21′ 38″ eastPopulation
189Elevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
8G7M59F6+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 11920532885OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11983560Wikidata ID
Q47319321
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Urdu—“Nempetchane” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Νεμπετχανέ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nembetkhané”
- Turkish: “Nöbethane”
- Urdu: “نیبیتھان، نیکوسیا”
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