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During the aftermath of this crisis, on 21 December 1963, intercommunal violence broke out between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Nicosia was divided into Greek and Turkish Cypriot quarters with the Green Line, named after the color of the pen used by the United Nations officer to draw the line on a map of the city. [59]
The English name is indicated first, followed by the Greek and Turkish names, in turn followed by any former names, including ones used in antiquity. Note that even though, prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus , Turkish names existed for some villages/towns, due to political reasons, most of the villages/towns were given a different ...
Nicosia: Mispronunciation of the city's Greek name Λευκωσία Lefkosia (Turkish form 'Lefkoşa'), which means "White City". Czech Republic: Prague: The name Prague comes from an old Slavic root, praga, which means "ford", referring to the city's origin at a crossing of the Vltava River. The native name of the city, Praha, is also related ...
The official languages of the Republic of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish. [2]: art. 3, § 1 The everyday spoken language of Greek Cypriots is Cypriot Greek, and that of Turkish Cypriots is Cypriot Turkish. For official purposes, the standard languages (Standard Modern Greek and Standard Turkish) are used.
The Nicosia District, [b] or simply Nicosia [c] (also Lefkosia [d] and Lefkoşa [e]), is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country 's capital city, Nicosia . The de-facto TRNC -controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
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 .
Name Location Name in Greek Name in Turkish Type Philips University: Nicosia: Πανεπιστήμιο Philips: Philips Üniversitesi: Private University Of City Island: Famagusta: Πανεπιστήμιο Άντα Κεντ Ada Kent Üniversitesi Private Cyprus West University: Famagusta: Δυτικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
Nicosia International Airport (Greek: Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο Λευκωσίας, Turkish: Lefkoşa Uluslararası Havalimanı) is a largely disused airport located 8.2 km (5.1 mi) west of the Cypriot capital city of Nicosia in the Lakatamia suburb.