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Lefkoşa Erkek Lisesi
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities. Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. It is the last divided capital in Europe; three years after Cyprus London and Zürich Agreements, gained independence from British rule in 1960, the Bloody Christmas (1963), Bloody Christmas conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots triggered Cypriot_intercommunal_violence#Crisis_of_1963–1964, intercommunal violence, and Nicosia's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities segregated into its south and North Nicosia, north respectively in 1964. A decade later, Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkey invaded Cyprus following 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, Greece's successful attempt to Enosis, take over the island. The leaders of the takeover would later step down, but the dividing line running thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities, Towns And Villages In Cyprus
This is a list of settlements in Cyprus. 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 Turkish name. The largest cities in Cyprus, in order from largest, are Nicosia ( capital), Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta and Kyrenia. Districts District capital cities Municipalities Minor towns and villages Settlements in Northern Cyprus Districts District capital cities Note that not all North Cyprus District capital cities are also District capital cities of the Republic of Cyprus. Municipalities 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 alter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
