Nicosia
Divided island capital
Nicosia is the capital and largest city of Cyprus, divided since 1974 between the Greek Cypriot south and Turkish-occupied north.
It remains the world's last divided capital, split by a United Nations buffer zone: We crossed the Green Line in Nicosia.
Mediterranean island nation
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
consulate · municipality · mayor · administration · civic · infrastructure · urban · cityscape
Named rail or boundary
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- checkpointInspection station on route
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
barrier · no-man's land · demarcation · north · south · Turkish · Greek · reunification
Of Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
bastions · archaeology · antiquity · ruins · monuments · relics · heritage · preservation
Cyprus
Mediterranean island nation
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
embassy · consulate · municipality · mayor · administration · civic · infrastructure · urban · cityscape · jurisdiction
Green Line
Named rail or boundary
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- checkpointInspection station on route
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
barricade · barrier · no-man's land · demarcation · north · south · Turkish · Greek · reunification · crossing
Byzantine
Of Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
ramparts · bastions · archaeology · antiquity · ruins · monuments · relics · heritage · preservation · museum
halloumi
High-melting brined cheese
- Lusignan Cyprus
- European PlacesFrance, Germany, Spain, Italy, London
- Cyprushalloumi, Aphrodite, Northern Cyprus, buffer zone, municipalities
- Ottoman CitiesIstanbul, Constantinople, Izmir, Smyrna, Aleppo
- Island CitiesHonolulu, Kingston, Nassau, Singapore, Hong Kong
- Central Sicily
Nicosiacoastal city
Urban area bordering sea
port city · Valletta · Monaco · Lisbon · coastal metropolis