Ayios Andreas (Tophane)

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Paphos Gate, Lefkoşa, Cyprus

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N35° 10' 25" E33° 21' 24"   (35.173611111111, 33.356666666667) Start navigation »

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Ayios Andreas or Tophane is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus. In September 1945, the Ottoman name of Tophane (which means arsenal) was changed to Ayios Andreas, but there is no parish church of that name.
At the last Census (2011) it had a population of 5,767, an increase from a population of 5,185 in 2001. It covers an area in the south-western part of the municipal area of Nicosia, within and without the walls.
The population in 1946 was 3,012, consisting of 2,224 Greek Cypriots, 152 Turkish Cypriots and 636 others.

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