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You can visit this beautiful region, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, with a Nicosia flight ticket. This city has a great level of development in culture, industry and transportation. This city, which has a temperate climate, hosts millions of tourists every year. The city stands out with its hotels with luxury accommodation options and dynamic nightlife. It can be said that Nicosia has a population of approximately 85 thousand people.
Nicosia is a region where many different festivals take place. We can list some of these festivals as follows;
• Northern Cyprus International Music Festival
• Guzelyurt Orange Festival
• International Famagusta Culture-Art Festival
• Kyrenia Culture and Art Festival
• Cyprus Theater Festival
• Kyrenia Olive Festival
With a Nicosia round-trip ticket, you can plan your entire Cyprus holiday and have the opportunity to see this beautiful city. You can get a lot of detailed information about the history of Cyprus during your trip. You can land safely at Ercan Airport in Cyprus by traveling by plane. Buses are commonly preferred in the city.
Museum of Barbarism
This museum, which dates back to very old times, is actually known as the house of Nihat İlhan, the major of that period. After Major Nihat İlhan's house was raided by Greek gangs and his wife and children were killed, this house was turned into a museum. This museum, which has such a dramatic story, attracts intense and increasing interest from tourists. At the same time, the Museum of Barbarism is known for commemorating the events of Bloody Christmas. There is an informative chronology wall at the entrance of the museum. You can get information and ideas about the history of Cyprus by reading the writings on this wall before the trip. The Museum of Barbarism, which has been open to visitors since 1966, continues to accept visitors at full speed.
You can emotionally feel the painful story of past history by visiting this museum during your Nicosia trip.
Bedesten St. Nicholas Church
This structure, which has a life span of more than a thousand years, is known for becoming a functional marketplace after the Ottoman Empire occupied Cyprus. This church was designed as a Bedesten church with gothic architectural style, but was later converted into a covered bazaar. We can also say that it was used for many different purposes such as textile and food markets, flour markets and wheat warehouses during the Ottoman period. Traders of Turkish, Greek and Armenian origin continued their trade in this region for a while. It can be said that the first purpose of the church was to worship. It can be said that it has taken its current form with the latest restoration. Due to the many changes it has undergone, it is possible to encounter different architectural styles in this building. The building fascinates those who see it with its unique stone workmanship.
It can be said that it is a must-visit region for all tourists who come to Nicosia. This mosque can also be said to be very close to Selimiye Mosque in terms of location. After purchasing your flight ticket to Nicosia, you can start researching to visit this special church.
Selimiye Mosque
This building is remembered as the main mosque of Nicosia. Thanks to its size, the mosque can accommodate 2500 people at the same time. Once upon a time, Selimiye Mosque was a building where the kings of Cyprus were crowned.
Great Khan
Büyük Han is located in the Selimiye District of Nicosia. This building is one of the two inns that have survived from the Ottoman period to the present day. With this feature, we can say that it is an extremely old inn. The Great Han, which is said to have been built after Cyprus was captured by the Ottoman Empire, served to accommodate merchants coming from other regions.
In later periods, it begins to be rented to people with low financial income in accordance with its purpose. The Great Inn, which stopped its service on the grounds that it was unhygienic, was restored in the following years. This building, which is surrounded by a courtyard, has two floors in total. Currently, Büyük Han appears as a building that houses shops and workshops, and hosts concerts and exhibitions. You can browse these shops inside the Büyük Han and enrich your general culture.
Arab Ahmet Mosque
It is also said that other names of this mosque are Arap Ahmed Pasha Mosque or Ahmed Pasha Mosque. It would not be wrong to say that Arap Ahmet Mosque was an old Latin church when it was first built. In the courtyard of this mosque, there are also the graves of important names known in Nicosia. One of these graves belongs to Kamil Pasha, the grand vizier of that period. At the same time, the mosque is eye-catching as it is decorated with cypress trees.
After you make your decision to buy your flight ticket to Nicosia, it is recommended that you do not leave without seeing Arap Ahmet Mosque.
Kyrenia Gate
Kyrenia Gate was built by the Venetians and provides access to Kyrenia. On both sides of the door in 1931 Two long walls were demolished and space was made for vehicles. There is also a magnificent statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in front of the Kyrenia Gate. It can be said that the height of this gate is approximately 12 meters.
We can also say that after the Ottomans moved to the region, they wrote verses on one wall of this gate and started to open and close the gate with the call to prayer. You can start looking for a round-trip flight ticket to Nicosia to visit this structure, which has survived to the present day and is very well preserved.