Nicosia

Nicosia (, ), kent locally as Lefkosia (, ), is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cyprus. Locatit on the River Pedieos an situatit amaist in the centre o the island, it is the seat o govrenment as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the caipital o the Nicosia Destrict. Nicosia is designatit a Beta Warld Ceety - bi the Globalization an Warld Ceeties Study Group an Netwirk.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns an Sister ceeties

Twinninshttp://www.nicosia.org.cy/english/lefkosia_twins.shtm  Nicosia twinnins
 Schwerin, Germany, syne 1974
 Athens, Greece, syne 1988
 Odessa, Ukraine, syne 1996 Shiraz, Iran, syne 1999
 Bucharest, Romanie, syne 2004

Collaborations
 Moscow, Roushie, syne 2000
 Nicosia, Sicily, Italy, syne 2000
 Qingdao, Cheenae, syne 2001 Athens, Greece, syne 2002, 2003
 Helsinki, Finland, syne 2003
 Damascus, Sirie, syne 2003 Zagreb, Croatie, syne 2004
 Valletta, Malta, syne 2007

References

 Freemit airtins 

 English-language website for Municipality of Nicosia (Λευκωσια)
 "Nicosia in Dark and White" A photo project about the city's old abandoned buildings
 Organisational structure of Islamic religion in Cyprus
 Echoes Across the Divide  (2008) is a documentary film about an attempt to bridge the Green Line wi a bicommunal muisic project performed frae the rooftops o Auld Nicosia

Category:Nicosia
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Category:Historic steids in Cyprus
Category:Populatit places in Nicosia Destrict