Timeline of Nicosia

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

Prior to 14th century

• 7th C. BCE - City-kingdom called "Ledra."
• 280 BCE - Leucos, son of Ptolemy I Soter restored it and "changed its name to Leuteon, Leucotheon or Levcosia".
• 4th C. CE - Bishopric established.
• 10th C. 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

• 1812
• Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus founded.
• Hellenic School of Nicosia founded.
• 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.
• 1946 - Population: 34,485.
• 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
• Archbishop's Palace built.
• Fence erected between Greek and Turkish communities.
• 1958 - Nicosia Turkish Municipality established.
• 1959 - Diomedes Skettos becomes mayor.

1960s–1970s

• 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.
• Battle of Nicosia Airport
• 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 de facto Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.
• 1977
• Nicosia International Airport commercial flights end.
• Presidential Palace rebuilt.
• 1978 - Makario Stadium opens.

1980s–1990s

• 1980
• Lefkotheo sports arena and Pantheon Cineplex open.
• University of Nicosia established.
• 1982 - Population: 180,000 (estimate).
• 1983 - North Nicosia becomes capital of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• 1984 - Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia 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.

Bibliography

Published in 19th century

Published in 20th century

Published in 21st century

• Birtachas, Stathis, Κοινωνία, πολιτισμός και διακυβέρνηση στο βενετικό Κράτος της Θάλασσας: Το παράδειγμα της Κύπρου [Society, Culture and Government in the Venetian Maritime State: The case of Cyprus], Thessaloniki: Vanias, 2011. [in Greek]
• Birtachas, Stathis, Βενετική Κύπρος (1489–1571): Οι Εκθέσεις των αξιωματούχων του ανώτατου διοικητικού σχήματος της κτήσης / Venetian Cyprus: The Reports by the dominion’s supreme administrative officials, Thessaloniki: Epikentro, 2019. [bilingual edition]

External links

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