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when they fled the quarter. Since most of the
Armenians from Anatolia could speak Turkish, they preferred to live alongside Turkish Cypriots, using the same language. The Armenians were known as tradesmen and they were famous especially in the fields of jewellery, tailoring, photography and carpet selling.
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style. It is famous both for its beautiful
Turkish architectural style and for the graves of important people in its courtyard. It was built in the early 18th century in memory of Arab Ahmet Pasha, one of the Turkish commanders during the conquest of Cyprus. In 1845, it was renovated due to the great
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Armenian
Cypriots had been concentrated in the area since the Ottoman conquest, though they were a minority in the area until the 1920s. Many other Armenians, who escaped from the massacres in Anatolia, settled in the Arab Ahmet neighbourhood and lived there until the inter-communal troubles of 1963,
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The neighbourhood outside the walls, is now delimited by the Dept. of Lands and
Surveys as follows: The boundary line passes from the point of the Quirini or Cephane (Jeb Khane) bastion to the roundabout just north of the bastion. Namely, the roundabout at the corner of the former site of the Turkish
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This aqueduct, known as Arab Ahmet Su, was one of the two main sources of water supply in 19th-century
Nicosia. It is named after Ahmed Pasha (not the neighbourhood), who seems to have rebuilt or repaired it as the principal water-conduit which supplied the town from the upper reaches of the river
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had their homes. First of all it was near the old
Ottoman Saray (previously Lusignan Palace) and easy for the high-ranking officials to go to their work on foot. Secondly it was the coolest place in the evening during the summer because it could get the best of the evening breeze, coming from the
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quarter outside the walls. By the 1950s, only 5-10 Turkish families living in ancestral mansions had remained in the area. The area was a vibrant part of the city in this period, Victoria Street (today known as Salahi Şevket Street) became a centre of culture and business. Haşmet
Muzaffer Gürkan
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The southern fringe of the neighbourhood outside the walls, around the Ledra Palace Hotel, is under the control of the Cyprus government or the United
Nations. The Arab Ahmet Neighbourhood of Nicosia Turkish Municipality only covers that part within the walls, while the area beyond the walls is
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It is one of the later 24 historic quarters or neighbourhoods of
Nicosia within the walls. In 1923 it was extended to encompass an extensive area outside the walls, linked by the road just to the north of the Mula (Zahra) bastion. According to the 1923 boundary extension beyond the walls, the
240:(Hilarion Avenue) for about a mile to the old municipal boundary. The boundary is then coterminous with the municipal border in a south-westerly direction until the vicinity of the Central Prison. From here the boundary passes south of the prison due east, via Norman St., thence along
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amount of renovations it needed. It is the only mosque in Cyprus to exhibit typical
Turkish domes. It is rectangular and a large central dome covers its main body. Three smaller domes cover the entrance, and four more cover corners of the mosque.
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was until 1974 one of the largest and most glamorous hotels of Nicosia. The hotel was designed by the German Jewish architect Benjamin Günsberg and was built between 1947 and 1949 on what was then called King Edward VII Street in the quarter
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and the mosque situated therein. Both the quarter and the mosque are named after Arab Ahmet Pasha, one of the Turkish commanders in the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia. It is spelled Arabahmet in Turkish and Άραπ Άχμετ in Greek.
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Arab Ahmet was one of the original 12 quarters as they existed shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia in 1570 and, like the others, was named after and put in charge of one of the commanders of the victorious army.
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The population in 1946 was 2,617 (576 Greek, 846 Turkish, 1195 other - mostly Armenian, some Latin community). Together with the nearby Karamanzade Neighbourhood, it was part of the predominantly Armenian area of Nicosia.
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At the last census (2011) it had a population of 3,550. It covers the historic Arab Ahmet neighbourhood in the west of Nicosia within the walls, plus an area west of that outside the walls up to the municipal boundary.
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Coexistence in the Disappeared Mixed Neighbourhoods of Nicosia by Ahmet An (Paper read at the conference: Nicosia: The Last Divided Capital in Europe, organized by the London Metropolitan University on 20 June
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View of the neighbourhood of Arab Ahmet. Ledra Palace Hotel in background; Armenian Church (Karamanzade neighbourhood) in the foreground. Arab Ahmed Mosque located in wooded area right of the tower of that
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At first, many Armenians leased Turkish properties. As they prospered in the area, they bought these properties from Turkish Cypriots, who preferred to either leave the island for Turkey or move to the new
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northern boundary (with Ibrahim Pasha Quarter) was formed by a straight line from the salient of the Quirini/Cephane bastion, to the south-west comer of the Turkish Cemetery. The southern boundary (with
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in 1894. It was used, until 1955, both as place of temporary detention of persons under judicial decree as well as a place of detention of those condemned by the courts to imprisonment.
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Potamos Bridge and along the Central Prison Road until it meets the town boundary. (Subsequent adjustment placed the southern boundary slightly north of this.)
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6th edition of the publication "Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus" (publ. Statistical Service of Republic of Cyprus)
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662:"A description of the historic monuments of Cyprus. Studies in the archaeology and architecture of the island" by George Jeffery, Nicosia 1918
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689:"Quarters of Nicosia" Prepared and published by the Dept. of Lands and Surveys, Cyprus, 1985, Revised 1997. Series DLS30. Scale 1:7500
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Quarter - renamed Ayios Andreas in September 1945) ran west from the "new" entrance, Paphos Gate, along the Bridge Road, across the
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400:) of Arab Ahmet. This part of the road is now named Markos Drakos Avenue (since 1960) and another part is named Selim II Avenue.
374:. From there the aqueduct approached the city from the south-west bringing water into the city via Paphos Gate, near Arab Ahmet.
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Arab Ahmet neighbourhood was the most prestigious residential area of Nicosia, where the high-ranking Turkish officials and the
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Map of Nicosia, from survey by Capt. H. Kitchener, pub 1885, copies available from Dep. of Lands & Surveys, Nicosia
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described the area in the 1940s as one where "sounds of piano could be heard any time of the day from the houses".
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533:. Many buildings are in a state of disrepair due to the poor financial condition of the inhabitants.
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Masks of Demons: A journey into the Discovering and Breaking of Stereotypes in a Society in Conflict
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Cemetery, now the site of the Turkish Embassy in Cyprus. From there the boundary continues along
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and now serves as the headquarters for Sector 2 United Nations Roulement Regiment (URR) part of
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Tanzimat Street, which runs through the neighbourhood parallel with and inside the walls (
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The Broken Olive Branch: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus
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and Markos Drakos Ave. until the point of the Roccas bastion. This area includes the
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Ahmet Gazioglu, The Turks in Cyprus - A Province of the Ottoman Empire, London, 1990
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707:"Romantic Cyprus" by Kevork Keshishian, pub 1958, Nicosia. Attached map of Nicosia
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The neighbourhood in the north within the city walls is now mostly inhabited by
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881:"British Rescue Convoy Evacuates Foreigners; 380 Rescued From Hotel"
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Arab Ahmet Mosque is situated in the western Arab Ahmet Quarter of
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Order No. 397 published in Cyprus Gazette No. 1597, 4 August 1923
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Levkosia: The Capital of Cyprus, by Louis Salvator (publ.1881)
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Census organised by the Turkish Cypriots in the occupied area
476:(old name Keushk Chiftlik) This position is summarised below.
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789:(in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Galeri Kültür. pp. 117–8.
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The eponymous mosque was founded in the early 18th century.
356:. It was built in the late 16th century in classical
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west, from the direction of the Morphou Bay into the
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909:"Cyprus' religious leaders hold historic meeting"
725:British American Tobacco archives retrieved from
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18:Place in Nicosia District Municipality, Cyprus
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1049:"Doğu Akdeniz'de kaynayan bir kazan: Kıbrıs"
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810:The Arabahmet Mosque, Nicosia, North Cyprus
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671:Total - see details in this article
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508:Arab Ahmet (Cyprus gov. sector)
848:. 29 July 1974. Archived from
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1:
840:"A Letter From The Publisher"
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207:is a neighbourhood, quarter,
995:Cyprus Government Web Portal
914:International Herald Tribune
870:As recorded in Land Registry
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1268:Armenian diaspora in Cyprus
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405:Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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1283:Ethnic enclaves in Europe
1278:Neighbourhoods of Nicosia
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785:Gürkan, Haşmet Muzaffer.
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445:Central Prison of Nicosia
439:Central Prison of Nicosia
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787:Dünkü ve Bugünkü Lefkoşa
250:Assembly of the Republic
238:Bedrettin Demirel Avenue
1273:Ethnic enclaves in Asia
1222:Küçük Kaymaklı/Omorfita
1175:Outside the walled city
556:"Census of Cyprus 2011"
492:Arab Ahmet within walls
42:Zahra Street along the
1182:Aydemet/Ayios Dometios
1109:Inside the walled city
1051:. Radikal. 8 July 2012
698:Census of Cyprus, 1946
622:retrieved October 2013
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31:Άραπ Άχμετ, Arab Ahmet
459:and was built by the
449:correctional facility
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358:Ottoman architectural
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183: • Summer (
104:35.17722°N 33.35778°E
1001:on 15 February 2012
734:on 30 December 2013
425:conflict resolution
365:Arab Ahmet aqueduct
100: /
1038:retrieved Oct 2013
1028:on 31 October 2013
886:The New York Times
598:on 6 November 2013
562:on 2 December 2013
427:workshops between
393:Ledra Palace Hotel
389:
378:Ledra Palace Hotel
346:
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246:Ledra Palace Hotel
157: • Total
109:35.17722; 33.35778
76:Location in Cyprus
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344:Arab Ahmet mosque
336:Arab Ahmet Mosque
330:Arab Ahmet Mosque
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147:Municipality
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1151:Karamanzade
1146:İplikpazarı
1141:İbrahimpaşa
953:21 December
738:30 December
566:21 December
107: /
1262:Categories
1156:Mahmutpaşa
1136:Haydarpaşa
796:9963660037
537:References
485:Population
457:Green Line
205:Arab Ahmet
152:Population
95:33°21′28″E
92:35°10′38″N
70:Arab Ahmet
44:city walls
25:Arab Ahmet
1247:Yenişehir
1242:Taşkınköy
1207:Kizilbash
1192:Göçmenköy
1116:Arabahmet
1032:8 October
325:Landmarks
166:Time zone
1202:Haspolat
1197:Hamitköy
1187:Çağlayan
1166:Yenicami
1161:Selimiye
1098:Quarters
1005:27 April
744:Dec 2013
612:cite web
372:Pediaios
306:Mesaoria
287:Pediaios
140:District
1237:Ortaköy
1232:Marmara
1227:Kızılay
1131:Kafesli
1121:Akkavuk
921:7 March
893:7 March
856:7 March
461:British
413:UNFICYP
387:church.
350:Nicosia
308:plain.
283:Tophane
260:History
217:Nicosia
209:mahalla
120:Country
1212:Kumsal
793:
503:2,939
453:Cyprus
398:enoria
354:Cyprus
301:pashas
221:Cyprus
213:parish
132:Cyprus
129:
947:(PDF)
940:(PDF)
639:2011)
596:(PDF)
589:(PDF)
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