Cyprus
Nicosia
Nicosia Municipality

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 .
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  • 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 is the oldest and largest archaeological in , located on Museum Street in central . 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.

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.

Library
Photo: Dcastor, CC0.
The is the national library of the . Its aim is to secure, process, and make available publications that are produced in Cyprus or have to do with Cyprus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nempetchane and Trypiotis.

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.

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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
Ayios Savvas is a neighbourhood, quarter, mahalla or parish of , and the parish church thereof. At the last census it had a population of 581, an increase from a population of 523 in 2001.

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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