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In 280 BC, Ledra became Leukotheon while the Byzantines started referring to it as Lefkon or "poplar grove". [6] During the fourth century AD, it became a bishopric and was renamed Lefkosia. [2] It eventually became the capital of Nicosia under this name during the 10th century. [2] Ledra Street in Nicosia is named after Ledra. [7]
Nicosia, [b] also known as Lefkosia [c] and Lefkoşa, [d] is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states ' capital cities. Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century.
Stillorgan is located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, and contains many housing estates, shops and other facilities, with the old village centre still present. Stillorgan is at least partly contiguous with Kilmacud and neighbours other southside districts such as Mount Merrion, Sandyford, Leopardstown, Dundrum, Blackrock, Goatstown and Foxrock.
Location of Lefkoşa District within Northern Cyprus.. Lefkoşa District (Turkish: Lefkoşa İlçesi) is a district of Northern Cyprus.It is divided into two sub-districts: Lefkoşa Sub-district and Değirmenlik Sub-district. [1]
The first settlement in the Lefka area dates from the Neolithic period. According to one hypothesis, the town was founded in the 3rd century BC by Lefkos, the son of the Ptolemy king of Egypt, who is also said to have founded Nicosia (known as Lefkosia), and named after him.
A rich series of finds have been found at Agios Georgios, most notably from Hellenistic times [3] A hoard of silver coins of the 5th century BCE, the oldest discovered in Cyprus at the time of find in 2006, contributes to the history of Nicosia and indirectly confirms the location of Ledra, one of the independent city-kingdoms that is traditionally located in Nicosia.
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Concise presentation of Aglandjia. Aglandjia (Greek: Αγλαντζιά [locally [aɣlaˈnd͡ʒa]]; Turkish: eğlence) is a suburb and municipality of Nicosia, Cyprus.The municipality has a population of 20,783 (2011) and is contiguous with the Nicosia Municipality.