City Photos News Cyprus/Nicosia

In Troodos

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:20:17 +0000

Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 meters. Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many famous mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and picturesque mountain villages clinging to terraced hill slopes. There are nine churches and one monastery in Troodos that are counted among UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and several other monasteries, of which the Kykkos monastery is the richest and most famous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troodos http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=34.941111&lon=32.945251&z=10&l=1&m=h&v=2.
Nicosia, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Mt. Olympus Listening Station

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:20:14 +0000

The antenna looks like a giant golf ball on a peg, doesn't it?.. Mount Olympus is the highest point on Cyprus at 1,950 metres. Known locally as Chionistra. Mt. Olympus listening station is a part of the ECHELON group of listening posts established after the UK-USA agreement. From here it is rumored that every communication can be monitored throughout the Middle East by the Anglo-Saxon alliance. http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=34.936995&lon=32.863133&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2.
Nicosia, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

A Passage

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:19:25 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.173458&lon=33.362474&z=18&l=1&m=h&v=2 Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek) or Lefkosha (Turkish), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is located at 35*10'N, 33*21'E. Located on the Pedieos river and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the center and capital of the Nicosia District. Following the intercommunal violence of the 1960's the capital was divided between the island's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in the south and north respectively. An attempted coup to unite the island with Greece in 1974 led to a Turkish Invasion, leaving the capital permanently divided, with Turkish Cypriots claiming the north as the capital of their own state, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (recognised only by Turkey). On April 3, 2008, as part of efforts to reunify the island, a symbolic wall dividing the two communities at Ledra Street was opened. South of the Green Line, the population of the city is 270,000 (end of 2004), while a further 84,893 live in the Turkish Cypriot administered areas. Nicosia is a modern, dynamic capital with many shops, two modern shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment. The city is a trade center and manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other products. Copper mines are nearby. Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY) and four other universities. One bad thing about the city (not mentioning it being divided) is summer heat. Due to pecularities of the landscape, summer temperatures in the capital are considerably higher then in most other places of the island, so people try to escape from the city in summer whenever they can. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.172177&lon=33.363633&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2.
Nicosia, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

A Backyard

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:19:23 +0000

A Street

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:14:56 +0000

A Street

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:13:05 +0000

A Street

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:13:04 +0000

In Faneromeni District

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:41:51 +0000

in Faneromeni district

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:41:50 +0000

A Street

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:05:23 +0000

Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek) or Lefkosha (Turkish), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is located at 35*10'N, 33*21'E. Located on the Pedieos river and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the center and capital of the Nicosia District. Following the intercommunal violence of the 1960's the capital was divided between the island's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in the south and north respectively. An attempted coup to unite the island with Greece in 1974 led to a Turkish Invasion, leaving the capital permanently divided, with Turkish Cypriots claiming the north as the capital of their own state, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (recognised only by Turkey). On April 3, 2008, as part of efforts to reunify the island, a symbolic wall dividing the two communities at Ledra Street was opened. South of the Green Line, the population of the city is 270,000 (end of 2004), while a further 84,893 live in the Turkish Cypriot administered areas. Nicosia is a modern, dynamic capital with many shops, two modern shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment. The city is a trade center and manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other products. Copper mines are nearby. Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY) and four other universities. One bad thing about the city (not mentioning it being divided) is summer heat. Due to pecularities of the landscape, summer temperatures in the capital are considerably higher then in most other places of the island, so people try to escape from the city in summer whenever they can. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=35.172177&lon=33.363633&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2.
Nicosia, Cyprus, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

View from the Woolworth's (Debemham's) Store Observation Desk

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:05:17 +0000

View from the Woolworth's (Debemham's) Store Observation Desk

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:43:26 +0000

View from the Woolworth's (Debemham's) Store Observation Desk

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:43:23 +0000

Pottery

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:13 +0000

Nicosia Handicrafts Center

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:11 +0000