Nicosia Mall is a
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
located in the
Lakatamia
Lakatamia ( el, Λακατάμια ; tr, Lakadamya) is a southwestern suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus. In terms of population, Lakatamia municipality is the third largest municipality in Nicosia district and the fifth largest municipality in Cyprus (a ...
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Anthoupolis
Anthoupolis (Greek: Ανθούπολη) is a village, south of Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in th ...
area, southwest of the centre of
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
, capital of Cyprus. It opened in November 2018 and is the largest mall in Cyprus.
History
Plans for the mall were announced in 2010.
Construction of the mall began in 2011 but work was suspended during an economic crisis in 2013. In 2017,
Bank of Cyprus
The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) ( el, Τράπεζα Κύπρου, tr, Kıbrıs Bankası) is a Cypriot financial services company established in 1899 with its headquarters in Strovolos.
Current operations
The Bank of Cyprus currently operates 108 bra ...
supported a €25 million refinancing and restructuring of the Nicosia Mall development, becoming a shareholder in the parent company, NCMH Nicosia Mall Holdings Ltd.
The move helped construction resume in 2017, and the project was then completed in 14 months. After it opened on 21 November 2018,
it averaged 407,000 visitors a month (3.7 million in total) in the first eight months of 2019.
In late 2019, Bank of Cyprus sold its 64% stake in the Nicosia Mall for around €96m to buyers including retailers with stores in the mall.
In early 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Cyprus on 9 March 2020. Data released by the Cypriot government includes cases in the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, but does not include cases in Northern Cyprus due t ...
, Nicosia Mall closed all its stores apart from the Athienitis supermarket,
though some stores later operated 'pick-up' services allowing customers to collect online or telephone orders.
All shopping malls were closed during the 2020 Christmas period,
finally reopening in February 2021.
Facilities
The Mall has a total floor area of , making it the largest mall in Cyprus;
it is also the largest in terms of number of outlets.
It has of retail space provided by around 140 outlets ranged over three floor levels, with mostly underground parking for 1,700 cars.
It also houses a food market and a six-screen Rio Premier cinema
which also offers open air cinema screenings.
Transport access
Nicosia Mall is situated on the south side of the
A9 motorway, northwest of the Anthoupoli interchange. It is connected to the city via four bus routes.
See also
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Nicosia District
Nicosia District (Greek: Eπαρχία Λευκωσίας) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the ...
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List of shopping malls in Cyprus
This is a list of shopping malls on the island of Cyprus (listed in order of total floor area).
References
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Lists of shopping malls, Cyprus
Lists of buildings and structures in Cyprus, Shopping malls ...
References
External links
Official website
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Shopping malls established in 2018
Buildings and structures in Nicosia