Lidra Caddesi (Turkish)

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Lidra Caddesi is the Turkish name for Ledra Street, a major shopping thoroughfare and symbolic crossing point in the divided city of Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing point
pedestrian street
shopping street
street
checkpointManagedBy United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
continuationNorthAs Girne Caddesi
controlledByAtNorthEnd Turkish Cypriot authorities
controlledByAtSouthEnd Republic of Cyprus authorities
country Cyprus
crossesLine Green Line
United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus buffer zone
etymology derived from ancient city of Ledra
hasCheckpoint Ledra Street crossing point
hasFunction major shopping thoroughfare
pedestrian zone
symbolic crossing point
hasLanguageVariant Turkish name of Ledra Street
hasNameInEnglish Ledra Street
hasNameInGreek Lidras Street
Οδός Λήδρας
hasNearbyLandmark Faneromeni Church
Selimiye Mosque (via northern continuation)
Shacolas Tower
hasPedestrianCrossingRegime passport control on both sides
hasPedestrianizationStatus largely pedestrianized
knownFor cafés and restaurants
retail shops
symbolism of division and reunification of Cyprus
tourist attractions
locatedInCapitalOf Northern Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus
locatedInCity Nicosia
locatedInOldTown Nicosia old city
linked to: Nicosia
locatedWithinWalls Venetian walls of Nicosia
linked to: Nicosia city walls
partOf central business district of Nicosia
partOfDistrict walled city of Nicosia
linked to: Nicosia city walls
reopenedAsCrossingPointOn 3 April 2008
symbolizes division of Nicosia
hopes for reunification of Cyprus
tourismImportance major tourist destination in Nicosia
urbanRole main axis of Nicosia’s commercial core
usedBy crossing pedestrians between north and south Nicosia
local residents
tourists
wasClosedAsCrossingPointDuring division of Nicosia after 1974
intercommunal conflict in Cyprus

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Ledra Street hasAlternativeName Lidra Caddesi (Turkish)