North Nicosia

North Nicosia is the Turkish Cypriot side of the divided city of Nicosia, and the capital of Northern Cyprus. Wikivoyage

Population 61,378 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Cyprus

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 199FireFire
• 1400AmbulanceAmbulance

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Cyprus

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Private Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus Museum · 640 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Gönyeli Festival

   September

   Gönyeli Festival is a music event in September by Concorde Tower

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (North Nicosia); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Kebab 1

All 2 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Kızılbaş Parkı 230 m across 240 m
• Kumsal Parkı 570 m across 1.3 km
• Öztek Parkı 200 m across 1.6 km

Getting around

• Kıbhas Hava Alanı Servisi 1.3 km
• Nicosia Bus Station 1.4 km
• Lefkoşa Otobüs Terminali 1.4 km
• Gazimağusa (Famagusta) 1.9 km
• Shared taxi to Guzelyurt 2.0 km
• Bus to Guzelyurt 2.0 km

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