The town is close to the centre of the island in the Mesaoria Plain,150 mtrs above sea level. The Old City of Nicosia (Lefcosia) is surrounded by a complete circular wall with 11 heart-shaped symmetric bastions and three gates. They were built by the Venetians between 1567 and 1570 in their attempt to fortify the city against the Ottoman invasion.
Town Websites:
Greek Nicosia capital of
Cyprus:http://www.nicosia.org.cy/
Turkish side, Capital of
the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (unrecognized): not found
Wikipedia
page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia
Baedeker 1914: Konstantinopel und Klein
Asien (G) p467-469, map 467
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