Nikosia

Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
History
City-state	7th century BC
Capital	10th century
Government
- Mayor	Eleni Mavrou
Population
- City (2004)	270000 (Southern (Greek)) 85000 (Nortern (Turkish))
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
Website: www.nicosia.org.cy

Nicosia, jiske Lefkosia ke naam se bhi jaana jaawe hae(Greek: Λευκωσία Turkish: Lefkoşa) Cyprus ke capital city hae. Ii des ke sab se barraa city bhi hae. Niscosia Pedieos (Kanlidere) naddi ke kinare hae. Ii city government ke seat aur des ke khaas business centre hae.

Nicosia abhi dunia ke khaali ek vibhajit city hae. Iske northern section (Turkish) hae aur southern (Greek) hae. Ii duuno section ke "Green Line" divide kare hae. Ii ek demilitarized zone hae jiske United Nations banais rahaa. Nicosia ke north hissa ke the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) bola jaawe hae.

City ke Greek hissa ke population 270,000 people (2004 hae) aur 84,893 log Turkish zone me rahe hae. zone.^[1] Nicosia has many shops, restaurants and entertainment. The city is a trade center. It manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other items. Copper mines are nearby. The University of Cyprus (UCY) is located in Nicosia.

• Moscow, (2000)
• Nicosia, Sicily, (2000)
• Qingdao, (2001)
• Athens, (2002, 2003)
• Helsinki, (2003)
• Zagreb,(2004)

• Republic of Cyprus
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

• Cyprus Government Website - Towns and Population
• Nicosia Municipality Web Site -History Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Cyprus Island - Nicosia Archived 2007-06-23 at the Wayback Machine

Wikimedia Commons mae Nicosia ke baare mae media chhapa hae.

• European Capitals - Nicosia Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Film about Nicosia
• Videos: Culture of Nicosia Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Website for Municipality of Nicosia
• Nicosia in Dark and White: a photo exhibition