Buyuk Han (Great Inn)

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North Nicosia (Lefkoşa)

Strolling the back streets of the Old City in North Nicosia (Lefkoşa in Turkish) feels like dropping into an earlier era. Its wiggling alleys are home to half-derelict town houses, washing lines strung between window shutters with peeling paint, and the occasional strutting rooster.


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A picture taken on April 7, 2017 shows vegetation growing on a barrier made of barrels in the green line, a UN controlled buffer zone, separating the divided Cypriot capital Nicosia.

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Tracing history across Nicosia’s Green Line

Jan 7, 2022 • 7 min read