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North Nicosia or Northern Nicosia (Turkish: Kuzey Lefkoşa [kuˈzej lefˈkoʃa]; Greek: Βόρεια Λευκωσία) refers to the largest settlement and the de facto capital of Northern Cyprus. It is the northern part of the divided city of Nicosia , and is governed by the Nicosia Turkish Municipality .
Fazıl Küçük, former Turkish Cypriot leader and former Vice-President of Cyprus Sarayönü Square of North Nicosia in 1969, after the division of the city. A united Cyprus gained independence from British rule in August 1960, after both Greek and Turkish Cypriots agreed to abandon their respective plans for enosis (union with Greece) and taksim (Turkish for "partition").
A list of universities and colleges in Northern Cyprus. Northern Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a state with limited recognition that comprises the northern portion of the island of Cyprus.
Municipalities are under the de facto control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Turkish names were established in 1958, then some of them were altered after the Turkish invasion (e.g. Morphou in Nicosia District). Note that not all North Cyprus Municipalities are also Municipalities of the Republic of Cyprus.
In North Nicosia (the Turkish Cypriot administered northern half), both the British High Commissioner to Cyprus and the United States Ambassador to Cyprus have their formal residences, though since these residences had been in use since before 1963, it is not indicative of formal recognition of the TRNC by the United Kingdom or United States ...
Ercan International Airport (IATA: ECN, ICAO: LCEN) [1] is the primary civilian airport of the unrecognised de facto state of Northern Cyprus. It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Nicosia, near the village of Tymbou. The airport currently only serves flights to and from Turkey.
Gönyeli (Greek: Κιόνελι, romanized: Kioneli; Turkish: Gönyeli) is a town in Cyprus, near the capital city Nicosia. It is de facto under the control of Northern Cyprus. Over the years the town has merged with North Nicosia, making it connurbated with the city. [3] Its population as of 2011 is 11,671.
Göçmenköy (Turkish for "village of the displaced") is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,003. It was founded in 1966 as a settlement for the Turkish Cypriots displaced by the intercommunal violence. The formerly rural area became heavily urbanized in the 1960s and 70s.