Border Crossings of Cyprus - Ledra Street, Ayios Dhometios, Ayios Nikolaos, Sba, Pergamos, Cyprus, Ledra Palace, Astromeritis, Zodeia, Strovilia (Paperback)

Chapters: Ledra Street, Ayios Dhometios, Ayios Nikolaos, Sba, Pergamos, Cyprus, Ledra Palace, Astromeritis, Zodeia, Strovilia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ledra Street (Greek: "Odos Lidras," Turkish: Lokmac Caddesi) is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus, going from North Nicosia to South Nicosia. It is the site of the former Ledra Street barricade where the street ran across the United Nations buffer zone. The barricade symbolised the division of Nicosia between the Greek south and Turkish north which was under the control of the unrecognised, self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The barricade was removed in April 2008 and Ledra Street became the sixth crossing between the southern and northern parts of Cyprus. The name of the street refers to the ancient city-kingdom of Ledra, established in 1050 BC, that was located in the centre of the island where the capital city is today. The street leads off Eleftheria square, runs in a South to North direction and is about 1 km long. Most of it lies within the area effectively controlled by the Republic of Cyprus while a short stretch at the northern end between the UN buffer zone and the intersection with Arasta Street and Girne Caddes falls within the Turkish occupied part of Nicosia. Traditionally, Ledra Street was the main shopping street of the capital, although in recent years it has been superseded by more accessible streets further out from the centre. Properties on the street are largely for commercial use and command some of the highest real estate prices on the island. During the EOKA struggle that ran from 19551959, the street acquired the informal nickname The Murder Mile in reference to the frequent targeting of the British military by natio...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2509627