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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nicosia, Cyprus.
Prior to 14th century
- 7th C. BCE - City-kingdom called "Ledra."[1][2]
- 280 BCE - Leucos, son of Ptolemy I Soter restored it and "changed its name to Leuteon, Leucotheon or Levcosia".[2]
- 4th C. CE - Bishopric established.[1]
- 10th C. CE - City becomes capital of island (approximate date); city called "Lefkosia."[1]
- 1187 - Nicosia besieged by forces of Richard I of England.[citation needed]
- 1192
- 11 April: Uprising against Knights Templar.
- City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Cyprus under the French Lusignans.[1]
- 1211 - Royal Palace of the Lusignans rebuilt.[3]
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14th–18th centuries
- 1308 - Notre Dame de Tyre rebuilt.
- 1326 - Agia Sofia Cathedral inaugurated.[2]
- 1330 - 10 November: Flood.[4]
- 1372 - City walls built.[4]
- 1489 - Venetians in power.[1]
- 1491 - Earthquake.[4]
- 1567 - Area of city reduced;[2] Venetian walls and Kyrenia Gate built.
- 1570
- 9 September: City besieged; Turks in power.[4]
- 15 September: Selimiye Mosque established.[4]
- 1572 - Büyük Han built.[5]
- 1573 - Great Madrasah (school) built.
- 1665 - Saint John's Cathedral built.[1]
- 1793 - Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion built.
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19th century
- 1812
- Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus founded.[2]
- Hellenic School of Nicosia founded.
- 1857 - Faneromeni School established.
- 1859 - 29 October: Flood.[4]
- 1863 - Rüşdiye (school) opens.[6]
- 1872 - Faneromeni Church built.
- 1878 - City becomes capital of British Cyprus per Cyprus Convention.[1]
- 1882 - Christodoulos Severis becomes mayor of Nicosia Municipality.
- 1883 - Cyprus Museum established.[7]
- 1885 - Population: 11,513.[8]
- 1892 - Sourp Boghos (chapel) built.
20th century
- 1901 - Population: 14,752.[2]
- 1912 - Population: 16,400.[3]
- 1915 - Venetian Column installed in Sarayonu Square.[1]
- 1926 - Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia formed.
- 1927 - Public Library of Nicosia established.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 1948 - Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (football club) formed.
- 1949
- Ledra Palace Hotel in business.[1]
- Neos dēmokratēs newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 1958 - Nicosia Turkish Municipality established.[12]
- 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.[12]
- Central Bank of Cyprus headquartered in city.
- 1967
- Nicosia Municipal Theatre opens.[13]
- 20 April: Airplane crash.
- 1969
- Nicosia municipal gardens laid out.
- Cyprus Popular Bank branch opens.[citation needed]
- 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]
- 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.[12]
- 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.[15]
- University of Nicosia established.
- 1982 - Population: 180,000 (estimate).[16]
- 1983 - North Nicosia becomes capital of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
- 1984 - Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia established.
- 1985 - State Library of Cyprus opens.[9]
- 1989 - University of Cyprus established.
- 1994 - Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre inaugurated.[17]
- 1995 - Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage established.[18]
- 1996
- Cyprus Stock Exchange headquartered in city.
- Cyprus Museum of Natural History inaugurated.[19]
- Shacolas Tower built.
- 1999 - GSP Stadium opens.
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21st century
- 2001
- Nicosia Master Plan enacted (urban planning).[12]
- Population: 254,032 (estimate: 206,200 Greek side; 47,832 Turkish side).[20]
- 2002 - Kutlay Erk becomes mayor of North Nicosia.
- 2003 - 23 April: Green Line checkpoint at Ledra Palace established.[21][22]
- 2004
- Cyprus International Film Festival begins.
- 1 May: Cyprus becomes part of the European Union.
- 2005 - Hamam Omerye Baths restored.[23]
- 2006
- Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları becomes mayor of North Nicosia.
- Population: 398,293.
- 2008
- 3 April: Ledra Street crossing reopens.[24][25]
- Intercultural Centre Nicosia established.[26]
- 2011 - 15 October: Occupy Buffer Zone protest begins.
- 2012 - 2 January: Constantinos Yiorkadjis becomes mayor.[27]
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