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  • The Old Walled City of Nicosia

    The Old Walled City of Nicosia

    Across the centuries, Nicosia has been known by different names in the languages spoken in Cyprus: Λευκωσία (Lefkosía) in Greek, Lefkoşa (Lefkosha) in Turkish, Նիկոսիա (Nicosia) in Armenian, and نيقوسيا (Nikusiya) in Cypriot Maronite Arabic/Sanna. Until 7th century AD, Salamis was the capital of Cyprus. Nicosia began to develop into the administrative capital of the…

  • Cypriots in London

    Cypriots in London

    Since coming to the UK as early as the early 20th century, you could find Cypriots predominantly working in areas such as Soho/West End (1930s), Camden Town & Stoke Newington (50s and 60s) and Green Lanes Haringey (70s and 80s). During 1945-1966, it was estimated that up to 75,000 Cypriots migrated to the UK with…