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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 .
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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").
Historically Nicosia (south and north) hosts over 15 mosques, either originally constructed as such or converted from a church. The Ömeriye Mosque, formerly known as the Augustinian Church of Saint Mary is a mosque in the walled city of Nicosia on the island of Cyprus , currently located in the south section of Nicosia. [ 131 ]
Before the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, the location of the quarter was mainly agricultural area, with only a detergent factory and a Turkish garrison.In 1966, in response to the overcrowding of the walled city due to the displacement of Turkish Cypriots from areas of Nicosia attacked by Greek Cypriots, such as Omorfita/Küçük Kaymaklı, the first houses in the area were built.
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Northern Cyprus is divided into six districts, which are further divided into 12 sub-districts. [1] [2] Each district is governed by a Governor.On 27 December 2016, the Assembly of the Republic unanimously decided that the Lefke sub-district would be separated from the Güzelyurt District, establishing the Lefke District as the sixth district of Northern Cyprus.