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Nicosia

Λευκωσία  (Greek)
Lefkoşa  (Turkis)
Ceety
Frae upper left: Nicosia ceety skyline, Ledra Street at nicht, coortyard o Nicosian hooses, Venetian walls o Nicosia, a Nicosian door in the auld toun, the Buyuk Han, a quiet neighbourhood in the auld toun, Venetian hooses, Nicosia Christmas fair, Makariou Avenue at nicht
Frae upper left: Nicosia ceety skyline, Ledra Street at nicht, coortyard o Nicosian hooses, Venetian walls o Nicosia, a Nicosian door in the auld toun, the Buyuk Han, a quiet neighbourhood in the auld toun, Venetian hooses, Nicosia Christmas fair, Makariou Avenue at nicht
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Nicosia is located in Cyprus
Nicosia
Nicosia
Location o Nicosia in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E / 35.167; 33.367Coordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E / 35.167; 33.367
Kintra Cyprus
DestrictNicosia Destrict
StatusInternaitionally recognised as Republic o Cyprus
territory (northern half within the Turkish Republic o Northern Cyprus
which is recognised only bi Turkey)
Govrenment
 • MayorConstantinos Yiorkadjis (Ind.)
Area
 • Ceety111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011 (sooth), 2006 (north))
 • Ceety310,355
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
239,277 (south)
71,078 (north)
 (Sooth includes municipalities o Nicosia (only the sooth pairt), Agios Dometios, Egkomi, Strovolos, Aglantzia, Lakatameia, Anthoupolis, Latsia an Yeri.[1] North includes Mandres (Hamitköy), Mia Milia (Haspolat), Gönyeli (Kioneli), Gerolakkos (Alayköy) an Kanlıköy (Kanli) as well as the northren pairt o Nicosia[2])
Demonym(s)Nicosian
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
Post code
1010–1107
Area code(s)+357 22
ISO 3166 codeCY-01
WebsiteCyprus Nicosia Municipality

Nicosia (IPA: /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/, NIK-ə-SEE), kent locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία, Turkis: Lefkoşa), is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cyprus. Locatit on the River Pedieos an situatit amaist in the centre o the island, it is the seat o govrenment as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the caipital o the Nicosia Destrict. Nicosia is designatit a Beta Warld Ceety - bi the Globalization an Warld Ceeties Study Group an Netwirk.

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Twin touns an Sister ceeties

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Collaborations[3]

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References

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  1. "Population Enumerated by Sex, Age, District, Municipality/Community and Quarter, 2011 – (2011 Census of the Republic of Cyprus, Statistical Service)" (in (in Greek)). Mof.gov.cy. Retrieved 21 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "TRNC General Population and Housing Unit Census – (TRNC State Planning Organization)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 Julie 2012.
  3. a b http://www.nicosia.org.cy/english/lefkosia_twins.shtm Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Nicosia twinnins

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