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 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. Cyprus Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of British High Commission.
Selimiye Mosque
Mosque
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.
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.
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″ northLongitude
33.34711° or 33° 20′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8G7M58JW+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 35784802OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap 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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