Nicosia

Nicosia
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
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	Nicosia Location o Nicosia in Cyprus
	Coordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°ECoordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E
Kintra	Cyprus
Destrict	Nicosia Destrict
Status	Internaitionally recognised as Republic o Cyprus; territory (northern half within the Turkish Republic o Northern Cyprus; which is recognised only bi Turkey)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Constantinos Yiorkadjis (Ind.)
Area
• Ceety	111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population (2011 (sooth), 2006 (north))
• Ceety	310,355
• Density	2,800/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. North includes Mandres (Hamitköy), Mia Milia (Haspolat), Gönyeli (Kioneli), Gerolakkos (Alayköy) an Kanlıköy (Kanli) as well as the northren pairt o Nicosia)
Demonym(s)	Nicosian
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
Post code	1010–1107
Area code(s)	+357 22
ISO 3166 code	CY-01
Website	Nicosia Municipality

Nicosia (IPA: /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/, NIK-ə-SEE-ə), 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.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns an Sister ceeties

Twinnins^[3]

Schwerin, Germany, syne 1974 Athens, Greece, syne 1988 Odessa, Ukraine, syne 1996	Shiraz, Iran, syne 1999 Bucharest, Romanie, syne 2004

Collaborations^[3]

Moscow, Roushie, syne 2000 Nicosia, Sicily, Italy, syne 2000 Qingdao, Cheenae, syne 2001	Athens, Greece, syne 2002, 2003 Helsinki, Finland, syne 2003 Damascus, Sirie, syne 2003	Zagreb, Croatie, syne 2004 Valletta, Malta, syne 2007

References

↑ "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)
↑ "TRNC General Population and Housing Unit Census – (TRNC State Planning Organization)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 Julie 2012.
↑ ^a ^b http://www.nicosia.org.cy/english/lefkosia_twins.shtm Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Nicosia twinnins

Freemit airtins

English-language website for Municipality of Nicosia (Λευκωσια)
"Nicosia in Dark and White" A photo project about the city's old abandoned buildings
Organisational structure of Islamic religion in Cyprus
Echoes Across the Divide Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (2008) is a documentary film about an attempt to bridge the Green Line wi a bicommunal muisic project performed frae the rooftops o Auld Nicosia

[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.

[twinnings-3] ttp://www.nicosia.org.cy/english/lefkosia_twins.shtm Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Nicosia twinnins

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