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Lefkosia
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The capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
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Nicosia, known in antiquity as Ledra, is a medieval corruption of the Byzantine name Lefkosia.
Nicosia, called Lefkosia in Greek and Lefkosa in Turkish, most visibly symbolizes this estrangement; to visit both sides, you must cross a checkpoint and change your money — euros on one side, Turkish liras on the other.
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