Tampakchane

Tabakhane is a historic neighborhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , , named after the tannery which formerly existed just outside the city walls, near .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood with 299 residents
  • Description: quarter of Nicosia Municipality
  • Also known as: “Tabakhane” and “Tabakhane, Nicosia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cyprus Museum and Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia.

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 .

Museum
Photo: Leventis Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in , , is home to an extensive collection of Cypriot works include archaeological artifacts, costumes, photographs, medieval pottery, maps and engravings, jewels, and furniture.

Museum
Photo: CyprusGeorge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum in , the capital of , 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 Nempetchane and Laiki Geitonia.

Neighborhood
Nebethane is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , . Its name inherited from the Ottoman period is Turkish for police station or the guard room of the Turkish patrol.

Neighborhood
"Laiki Geitonia" is a traditional neighbourhood is the pedestrian area of walled city of , , opposite to the D'Avila bastion and 0.3 km long from the Eleftheria square.

Quarter
is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , . The church of this quarter, that of , is one of the principal buildings of Nicosia and is the oldest church in Nicosia, amongst the churches now existing as such.

Tampakchane

Latitude
35.17174° or 35° 10′ 18″ north
Longitude
33.36008° or 33° 21′ 36″ east
Population
299
Elevation
151 metres (495 feet)
Open location code
8G7M59C6+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11920532886
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11983640
Wiki­data ID
Q16962449
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Urdu—“Tampakchane” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Ταμπακχανέ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tambakkhané”
  • Turkish: “Tabakhane, Lefkoşa”
  • Urdu: “طباق خانہ، نیکوسیا”

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