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Delve into Égkomi
The district Égkomi of Nicosia in Nicosia is a district located in Cyprus and is a district of the nations capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 82 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 22% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 56% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (80 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
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Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
29°C (85 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton Cyprus
Hilton Park Nicosia
Golden Tulip Nicosia Hotel and Casino
Nicosia City Center Hotel
Latsia Budget Residences
Europa Plaza Hotel
Classic Hotel
CLEOPATRA HOTEL
Semeli
Castelli Hotel
Videos from this area
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Nicosia, Cyprus.
Unfortunately I had too little time to visit Nicosia, a city with a rich history and a lot of sights that must be visited. See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia.
Nicosia faces the wall
The green line in Nicosia divides two peoples. Life is different in the Turkish and Greek Cypriotic parts of the city. This film shows the green line and tries to capture the differences between...
Nicosia Archaeological Museum Cyprus
Jest to główne muzeum archeologiczne Cypru. Znajduje się ono w Nikozji i pokazuje długą historię cywilizacji na wyspie od czasów prehistorycznych do okresu wczesnochrześcijańskiego....
Bosch Junior Autodome HD PTZ Camera - Testing PTZ functionality in Nicosia, Cyprus
Video footage is from a roof camera in Nicosia. The camera normally monitors local electromechanical equipment. The privacy masking was disabled for a while, in order to test the camera. AutoDome...
Apartment for rent Nicosia Engomi 450 euros
One bedroom fully furnished apartment for long term rental, in a quiet residential area of Makedonitissa - Engomi, Nicosia. Within wasy access to Nicosia city centre and walking distance to...
Looking for a Place to Park in Old Town Nicosia, 2010
Driving through the old walled city of Nicosia, Cyprus -- looking for a place to park in one of the municipal parking garages or lots ... while driving along the UN's "Green Zone" where peacekeeper...
► Whirling Dervish in 12th century Byzantine church in occupied Nicosia, Cyprus
St. Nicholas Church, Bedesten, occupied Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Presidential Palace, Nicosia
The Presidential Palace (Greek: Προεδρικό Μέγαρο Proedrikó Mégaro Turkish: Başkanlık Sarayı) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Republic of Cyprus. It is located close to the centre of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, and is surrounded by a thick pine woodland.
Makario Stadium
Makario Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the largest and main sports venue of the capital up to the construction of the GSP stadium in 1999. At present it is mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of Digenis Morphou and Ethnikos Assia. The stadium holds 16,000 seated spectators. The playing field is surrounded by a running track and can be adapted to hold most track and field events.
Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Eleftheria Athletic Center, officially named Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall (Greek: κλειστό στάδιο "Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος - Ελευθερία" is an indoor arena beside Makario Stadium and Lefkotheo Indoor Hall in Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus. It is the home venue of the Omonia BC, ETHA Engomis and Cyprus national basketball team. Currently the arena has a capacity around 6,800 seats and it is the biggest sports indoor hall in the island. It was built in 1993.
Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus (Greek: Kεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου Turkish: Kıbrıs Merkez Bankası), is the central bank of the Republic of Cyprus, located in Nicosia. It was established in 1963. Its current governor is Prof. Panicos O. Demetriades. The bank issued Cypriot pound banknotes and coins prior to 2008, when Cyprus adopted the euro.
Ledra Palace Hotel
The Ledra Palace Hotel is located in central Nicosia, Cyprus, and until 1974 was one of the largest and most glamorous hotels of the capital. The hotel was designed by the architect Ginsberg and was built in 1949 on what was then called King Edward VII Street now Markos Drakos Avenue. It had 163 bedrooms and 258 beds, officially rated as de luxe. All rooms had hot and cold water, central heating and a telephone. Facilities included a conference, reading, bridge and ballroom with orchestra.
Arabahmet Mosque
Arabahmet Mosque is situated in the city of Nicosia in the northern part of Cyprus. It was built in the late 16th century. The Mosque is named after a commander of the 1571 Ottoman army. The mosque is the tombs of some important persons of the past in its garden.
Haydarpasha Mosque
Haydarpasha Mosque or St. Catherine’s Parish Church in Nicosia was originally built by the Lusignans in the 14th century. It has been described by Harry Charles Luke as representing one of the finest examples of Gothic buildings on the island. It was converted to a mosque (the Haydarpasha Mosque) during the Ottoman occupation of the island. More recently it has been a marriage registration office and is currently an art gallery.
Nicosia Old General Hospital
Nicosia Old General Hospital was the main hospital of Nicosia, Cyprus from 1936 to 2006. In 2006, its patients were transferred to the Nicosia New General Hospital, and it was demolished in 2010 amidst some controversy over whether it should have been preserved. The decision for erecting a purpose built general hospital in Nicosia was taken during the British colonial administration of Cyprus in 1936. It was inaugurated on 14 April 1939 by the then British governor Richard Palmer.
Central Jail of Nicosia
The Central Jail of Nicosia is the only correctional facility in Cyprus and it is run by the Cyprus Prisons Department. It is located to the west of the walled part of the Cypriot city of Nicosia, south of the Green Line. In the facility are detained convicted and unconvicted prisoners of both sexes and of all age groups from 16 years and over.
Embassy of Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
The Embassy of Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Turkish: Türkiye'nin Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Büyükelçiliği) is located in the Turkish Sector of Nicosia, just outside the walls of the Old City.
Faneromeni School
Faneromeni School, founded by Archbishop Makarios I in 1857, was the first all-girls school in Cyprus. The founder of the School, Archbishop Makarios I, was instrumental in the establishment of many other schools throughout the island of Cyprus in order to combat illiteracy. The School is located in the historical Faneromeni Square, situated in the centre of the capital and within the Venetian medieval walls of Nicosia.
Cyprus Museum
The Cyprus Museum (also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum) is the oldest and largest archaeological museum in Cyprus. The museum houses artefacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island. The museum is home to the most extensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world and is located on Museum Street in central Nicosia. Its history goes hand in hand with the course of modern archaeology (and the Department of Antiquities) in Cyprus.
Lefkotheo
The Lefkotheo arena was the first major indoor sports hall to be constructed in Cyprus. Its construction was finished in 1980, and it is located next to the Makario Stadium with which it shares a common car park. It caters for basketball, volleyball and handball matches but can also be converted to host badminton, gymnastics and boxing matches. It has a crowd capacity of 2,100 seated spectators. The arena played host to many events during the 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe.
Eleftheria square
Eleftheria square, is the main square in central Nicosia, Cyprus. It forms the intersection of Ledra and Onasagorou streets with Stasinou, Omirou, Kostaki Pantelidi, Konstandinou Palaiologou and Evagorou avenues. Prior to 1974 the centre of city was considered to be Faneromeni Square.
Cyprus Library
The Cyprus Library (Greek: Κυπριακή Βιβλιοθήκη Kypriakī́ Vivliothī́kī, Turkish: Kıbrıs Kütüphanesi) is the national library of the Republic of Cyprus.
Imprisoned Graves
The "Imprisoned Graves" is a small cemetery located in the Central Jail of Nicosia, where 13 EOKA fighters, during the 1955-1959 liberation struggle for the liberation of Cyprus from the United Kingdom, were interred. Nine of them were hanged by the British, three were killed in action and one died in hospital from his battle wounds. The tombs were built in an area adjacent to the cells of the condemned and close to the gallows where they would be executed.
Ledra Street
Ledra Street (Greek: Οδός Λήδρας Odos Lidras, Turkish: Lokmacı Caddesi) is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus, which links North and South Nicosia. It is the site of the former Ledra Street barricade where the street ran across the United Nations buffer zone. The barricade symbolised the division of Nicosia between the Greek south and Turkish north which was under the control of the unrecognised, self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Notre Dame de Tyre
Notre Dame de Tyre is a 14th century monastery in Nicosia, Cyprus. The existing building is gothic in style and consists of a square nave, with a semi-octagonal apse, cross vaults an arch covering the western part, a bell tower (built in 1860) and convent buildings to the north of the church. To the east of the nunnery buildings is the sarcophagus of Lady Dampierre, an Abbess of the nunnery. On the church floor are tombstones dating from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Büyük Han
Buyuk Han (the Great Inn) is the largest caravansarai on the island of Cyprus and is considered to be one of the finest buildings on the island. Located in North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, it was built by the Ottomans in 1572, the year after they had seized Cyprus from the Venetians. In the centre of the open courtyard is a mosque with a fountain for pre-prayer ablutions. It became the first city prison under British administration but reverted in 1893 to a hostel for poor families.
Kyrenia Gate
The Kyrenia Gate is a gate in the Nicosia walls, in North Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the gate which was used for transport to the northern areas, especially Kyrenia. The gate was built in 1567 by Venetians, as a part of the new city walls. It was restored by the Ottomans in 1821, and a lookout was added to the gate for a probable Greek revolt. Now, the gate is used as a tourism information office by the Nicosia Turkish Municipality.
Faneromeni Square
Faneromeni Square, is an important historical square located within the Venetian walls of Nicosia. It hosts a number of historical buildings and monuments including Faneromeni Church, Faneromeni School, Faneromeni Library,and the Marble Mausoleum.
Shacolas Tower
Shacolas Tower is completed highrise building located in the centre of old Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus in Ledra Street. It is currently the highest building in Nicosia. It is considered a hallmark of the city's old town. The first 5 floors are Debenhams department stores and the 6th floor is considered to be a cafeteria offering a panoramic view of the old city of Nicosia. The 11th floor is an observatory and a museum overlooking the whole capital.
Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion
The Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion is situated near the Archbishopric, in the neighbourhood of Saint Antonios in Nicosia, Cyprus, where the wealthy notables of the Greek community traditionally used to live.
Solomos Square
Solomos square, is a square in central Nicosia, Cyprus. It forms the intersection of Rigenis Street and Omirou Avenue. It is the central bus station in Nicosia and it is estimated that over fifty thousand people pass from Solomos Square daily. Solomos square was remodelled in 2010 due to the initiative of former Mayor Eleni Mavrou .
Archbishop's Palace, Nicosia
Archbishop's Palace is the official residence and office of the archbishop of Cyprus located in Nicosia. The palace was built next to the "Old Archbishop's Palace" (built in the 17th century), between 1956 and 1960; in neo-Venetian architecture style. Although the palace is not open to the public; the Byzantine Museum, Library of the Archbishopric, Folk Art Museum and the National Struggle Museum located on its grounds are open to the public.