British High Commission

British High Commission is a government office in Nicosia Municipality, Cyprus which is located on Alexandrou Palli. British High Commission is situated nearby to the military installation OP57, as well as near OP59.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cyprus Museum and The Imprisoned Graves.

Cyprus Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Cyprus Museum, also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum, is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus, located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. Cyprus Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of British High Commission.

The Imprisoned Graves

Monument

Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The "Imprisoned Graves" are a set of graves in a small cemetery located in the Central Jail of Nicosia, where 13 EOKA fighters killed during the Cyprus Emergency were interred. The Imprisoned Graves is situated 370 metres southwest of British High Commission.

Selimiye Mosque

Mosque

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Selimiye Mosque, historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque, is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, in North Nicosia. Selimiye Mosque is situated 1½ km east of British High Commission.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Köşklüçiftlik and Ayios Andreas.

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".

Ayios Andreas

Quarter

Ayios Andreas or Tophane is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus. In September 1945, the Ottoman name of Tophane was changed to Ayios Andreas, but there is no parish church of that name.

Ayios Dhometios

Suburb

Photo: Karaol, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ayios Dhometios is a suburb west of the Cypriot capital Nicosia. It has a population of 12,456 making it one of Cyprus's biggest municipalities. A portion of Ayios Dhometios with a population of 2,314 is under Northern Cypriot control.

British High Commission

Type: Government office
Address: Alexandrou Palli, Λευκωσία - Lefkoşa, 1587
Categories: building, office, and government building
Location: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.1823° or 35° 10′ 56″ north

Longitude

33.34711° or 33° 20′ 50″ east

Open location code

8G7M58JW+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35784802

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=diplomatic

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In Other Languages

“British High Commission” goes by many names.

French: “Haut-commissariat du Royaume-Uni”

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