The Walls of Nicosia, also known as the Venetian Walls, are a series of defensive walls which surround Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. The first...
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Nicosia (also known as Lefkosia in Greek and Lefkoşa in Turkish) is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member...
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symbolizes the Walls of Nicosia, a defensive walls which surround Nicosia. Inside the circle is placed a white abstract illustration of a peace dove, that...
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North Nicosia or Northern Nicosia (Turkish: Kuzey Lefkoşa [kuˈzej lefˈkoʃa]; Greek: Βόρεια Λευκωσία) is the capital and largest city of the de facto state...
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Cyprus (redirect from Republic of Cyprus)
annexed the Kingdom of Cyprus in 1489, following the abdication of Catherine. The Venetians fortified Nicosia by building the Walls of Nicosia, and used it as...
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medieval Venetian walls of Nicosia, now part of the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, which has divided the Greek and Turkish parts of the island since...
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Venetian Cyprus (category 15th-century establishments in the Republic of Venice)
looted. Word of the massacre spread, and a few days later Mustafa took Kyrenia without having to fire a shot. The Venetian walls of Nicosia were incomplete...
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Palmanova (category Municipalities of the Province of Udine)
edge of Palmanova Palmanova is twinned with: Terezín, Czech Republic Nové Zámky, Slovakia Venetian walls of Nicosia Domini di Terraferma Fortress of St...
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Latin characters. The quarter is situated in the centre of the old city of Nicosia within the walls. It lies between Paphos Street and Alexander the Great...
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Croatia Roman walls of Lugo, Galicia, surrounding the city since the 1st century Walls of Ávila, Spain Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus Walls of Ston, Croatia...
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the Venetians built their walls of Nicosia, St. Sophia's Cathedral became the center of the city. This reflected the position of medieval European cathedrals...
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Bastion fort (category Warfare of the early modern period)
counteract the cannonballs, defensive walls were made lower and thicker. To counteract the fact that lower walls were easier to climb, the ditch was widened...
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Olympiakos Nicosia (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, Olympiakos Lefkosias) is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the Second Division...
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besieged and destroyed the capital Nicosia and other Venetian fortifications. The incomplete Venetian walls of Nicosia were of no use in stopping the powerful...
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Stato da Màr (redirect from Venetian Domains of the Sea)
The Stato da Màr or Domini da Mar (lit. 'State of the Sea' or 'Domains of the Sea') was the Republic of Venice's maritime and overseas possessions from...
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The Aurelian Walls (Italian: Mura aureliane) are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor...
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walls of Nicosia, Nicosia Olomouc – in the 19th century most bastions were dismantled and the town was fortified by a system of outer forts, most of which...
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historic Arab Ahmet neighbourhood in the west of Nicosia within the walls, plus an area west of that outside the walls up to the municipal boundary. The population...
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Bloody Christmas (1963) (category Persecution of Turkish Cypriots)
events of Bloody Christmas occurred during the early hours of 21 December 1963. Greek Cypriot police operating within the old Venetian walls of Nicosia demanded...
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of the Sea People in Cyprus during the LCIII period. In: Vassos Karageorghis and J. D. Muhly (eds.), Cyprus at the close of the Bronze Age (Nicosia 1984)...
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Self-determination (redirect from Right of self-determination)
annexed the Kingdom of Cyprus in 1489, following the abdication of Catherine. The Venetians fortified Nicosia by building the Walls of Nicosia, and used it as...
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they belonged to at the time of division. Especially notable examples of divided cities are divided capitals, including Nicosia (since 1974), Jerusalem (1948–1967...
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years of Battle of Marathon. The course begins at the Famagusta Gate, the chief gate of old Nicosia walls, and comes back. The Quantum Nicosia Marathon...
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is one of the 24 historic Neighbourhoods of Nicosia within the walls. After the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia, it was divided into 12 quarters said to be...
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Engomi (category Suburbs of Nicosia)
outside the walls of Nicosia, when the Venetians built the new walls around Nicosia, which stand to this day. When the old Lusignan walls were demolished...
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famous fair (Panayiri) within the walls of Nicosia. A four-day and four-night fair was organised annually in honour of St. Luke, during which local products...
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of Nicosia, Cyprus, formerly an independent village, which was annexed to the municipality in 1968. It was subsequently divided into the quarters of Panayia...
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following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nicosia, Cyprus. 7th C. BCE - City-kingdom called "Ledra." 280 BCE - Leucos, son of Ptolemy I Soter restored...
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it only accepted the children of the British rulers of the island and was located within the medieval walls of Nicosia. Over the years it accepted Cypriot...
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the city of Nicosia in Cyprus. The Liberty Monument was erected in 1973 to honor the anti-British EOKA fighters of the Cyprus Emergency of 1955–1959...
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