Timeline of Nicosia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Prior to 14th century

• 7th century BCE - City-kingdom called "Ledra."
• 4th century CE - Bishopric established.
• 10th century CE - City becomes capital of island (approximate date); city called "Lefkosia."
• 1187 - Nicosia besieged by forces of Richard I of England.
• 1192
  • 11 April: Uprising against Knights Templar.
  • City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Cyprus under the French Lusignans.
• 1211 - Royal Palace of the Lusignans rebuilt.

14th–18th centuries

• 1308 - Notre Dame de Tyre rebuilt.
• 1326 - Agia Sofia Cathedral inaugurated.
• 1330 - 10 November: Flood.
• 1372 - City walls built.
• 1489 - Venetians in power.
• 1491 - Earthquake.
• 1567 - Area of city reduced; Venetian walls and Kyrenia Gate built.
• 1570
  • 9 September: City besieged; Turks in power.
  • 15 September: Selimiye Mosque established.
• 1572 - Büyük Han built.
• 1573 - Great Madrasah (school) built.
• 1665 - Saint John's Cathedral built.
• 1793 - Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion built.

19th century

• 1840 - Turks in power.
• 1857 - Faneromeni School established.
• 1859 - 29 October: Flood.
• 1863 - Rüşdiye (school) opens.
• 1872 - Faneromeni Church built.
• 1878 - City becomes capital of British Cyprus per Cyprus Convention.
• 1882 - Christodoulos Severis becomes mayor of Nicosia Municipality.
• 1883 - Cyprus Museum established.
• 1885 - Population: 11,513.
• 1892 - Sourp Boghos (chapel) built.

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 14,752.
• 1912 - Population: 16,400.
• 1915 - Venetian Column installed in Sarayonu Square.
• 1926 - Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia formed.
• 1927 - Public Library of Nicosia established.
• 1931
  • Greek Cypriot Enosis unrest.
  • Olympiakos Nicosia football club formed.
• 1933 - Criminal Museum founded.
• 1937
  • Cyprus Folk Museum founded.
  • Government House rebuilt.
• 1939 - Nicosia General Hospital inaugurated.
• 1945 - Cyprus Mail English-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1948 - Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (football club) formed.
• 1949
  • Ledra Palace Hotel in business.
  • Neos dēmokratēs newspaper begins publication.
  • Nicosia Airport terminal building opens.
• 1955 - National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters attack British properties.
• 1956
  • Palace of the Archbishop built.
  • Fence erected between Greek and Turkish communities.
• 1958 - Nicosia Turkish Municipality established.
• 1959 - Diomedes Skettos becomes mayor.

1960s–1990s

See also: North Nicosia

• 1960
  • City becomes capital of Republic of Cyprus.
  • Makhi newspaper begins publication.
  • Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion (museum) opens.
• 1963
  • City divided by the Green Line.
  • Central Bank of Cyprus headquartered in city.
• 1967
  • Nicosia Municipal Theatre opens.
  • 20 April: Airplane crash.
• 1969
  • Nicosia municipal gardens laid out.
  • Cyprus Popular Bank branch opens.
• 1970 - Theatrical Organization of Cyprus established.
• 1971 - Lellos Demetriades becomes mayor.
• 1974
  • 15 July: 1974 Cypriot coup d'état at Presidential Palace.
  • 20 July: Turkish invasion.
  • 14 August: Turks in power in northern quarter of Nicosia.
  • 16 August: Tank battle in northern quarter of Nicosia.
  • United Nations Buffer Zone established.
  • United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus headquartered in Lakatamia.
  • Christoforos Kithreotis becomes mayor, succeeded by Lellos Demetriades.
• 1975 - North Nicosia becomes capital of Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.
• 1977
  • Nicosia International Airport commercial flights end.
  • Presidential Palace rebuilt.
• 1978 - Makario Stadium opens.
• 1980 - Lefkotheo sports arena and Pantheon Cineplex open.
• 1983 - North Nicosia becomes capital of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• 1984 - Leventio Museum established.
• 1985 - State Library of Cyprus opens.
• 1989 - University of Cyprus established.
• 1994 - Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre inaugurated.
• 1995 - Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage established.
• 1996
  • Cyprus Stock Exchange headquartered in city.
  • Cyprus Museum of Natural History inaugurated.
  • Shacolas Tower built.
• 1999 - GSP Stadium opens.

21st century

• 2001
  • Nicosia Master Plan enacted (urban planning).
  • Population: 254,032 (estimate: 206,200 Greek side; 47,832 Turkish side).
• 2002 - Kutlay Erk becomes mayor of North Nicosia.
• 2003 - 23 April: Green Line checkpoint at Ledra Palace established.
• 2004
  • Cyprus International Film Festival begins.
  • 1 May: Cyprus becomes part of the European Union.
• 2005 - Hamam Omerye Baths restored.
• 2006
  • Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları becomes mayor of North Nicosia.
  • Population: 398,293.
• 2008
  • 3 April: Ledra Street crossing reopens.
  • Intercultural Centre Nicosia established.
• 2011 - 15 October: Occupy Buffer Zone protest begins.
• 2012 - 2 January: Constantinos Yiorkadjis becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Nicosia
• List of mayors of Nicosia
• List of mosques in Nicosia
• Timeline of Cypriot history

References

This article incorporates information from the Turkish Wikipedia.

Further reading

Published in the 19th century

Published in the 20th century

Published in the 21st century

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Nicosia, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Nicosia, various dates