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Onasagorou Street is a major shopping street in central Nicosia that runs from Eleftheria square to Faneromeni School. It has been a fashionable shopping street since the 19th century and is currently the home of many high-priced fashion shops. It is currently one of the most expensive strips of real estate in Europe. Base of
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is located in Onasagorou Street. Onasagorou Street is 0.3 km long.


History

Onasagorou Street was the location of the most rich Cypriot houses during 19th and early 20th century. During the late 20th century the street became abandoned due to the prosperity of
Ledra Street Ledra Street ( el, Οδός Λήδρας ''Odos Lidras''; tr, Ledra Caddesi) is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus, which links North Nicosia, the part of the city under the control of the ''de facto'' Northern Cyprus, an ...
which was becoming more popular, and hosting more businesses. {{Commons category, Onasagorou Street Streets in Nicosia