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Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created in 1597
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the buffer zone and crossed to the north via Ledra Street. The SG attended a ceremony to inaugurate the launch of the second phase of the Ledra-Lokmaci Street Stabilization Works where he also spoke.
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A UN officer directs Greek and Turkish Cypriots as they crossing the Ledra Street after its opening in the divided Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, April 3, 2008
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Ledra Street crossing on the day of its opening, with queues of people lining up to enter the Northern side.
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A Cypriot soldier stands guard next to a banner reading "Ledras must open", next to the U.N.-controlled buffer zone that divides the Greek and Turkish Cypriot controlled areas at Ledra street in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 21, 2008.
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Old Nicosia aqueduct
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Shops along Ledra Street in Cyprus.
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View of Nicosia skyscrapers at the beggining of Ledra Street in Cyprus.
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Shopping parade in Ledra Street, Cyprus
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A Starbucks coffee house is seen on Ledra Street in downtown Nicosia, Cyprus
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Ledra Street, once cut by the Green Line in Nicosia. After a nearly 30-year ban on crossings, the Turkish Cypriot administration significantly eased travel restrictions across the dividing line in April 2003
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the buffer zone and crossed to the north via Ledra Street
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the buffer zone and crossed to the north via Ledra Street
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The city of Nicosia, Cyprus, on 3 April 2008, the day when the Green Line at Ledra Street was reopened: A car with a diplomatic license plate
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Greek Cypriot workers cut a tree during clearing work in the U.N.-controlled buffer zone in Ledra Street, in the heart of the island's divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, March 28, 2008.
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Cypriot soldiers with plain clothes remove parts of the barrier next of the U.N.-controlled buffer zone during opening a crossing point at Ledra Street in the heart of the island's divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, early Thursday, April 3, 2008.
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UN Buffer Zone warning sign at the Ledra Palace crossing, Nicosia. The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than 180.5 km along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of 346 km².
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Cypriot president Dimitris Christofias, right, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands during a ceremony at the defunct Ledra palace Hotel inside the UN-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.
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Nicosia, Cyprus: People going shopping on Ledra Street in downtown Nicosia, Cyprus.
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* FILE ** Cypriot soldiers remove parts of an outpost from a wall at the UN buffer zone (Green Line) that divides the Greek and Turkish Cypriot controlled areas in Ledras main street in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, in this Friday March 9, 2007 file photo
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Cypriot soldiers stand with their guns in front of a temporary barrier after a wall was removed from an outpost at the UN buffer zone (Green Line) that divided the Greek and Turkish Cypriot, seen in the background, controlled areas in Ledras street in th
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Cypriot soldiers remove parts of an outpost from a wall at the UN buffer zone (Green Line) that divides the Greek and Turkish Cypriot controlled areas in Ledras main street in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, early Friday March 9, 2007. Greek Cypriots re
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Nicosia (IPA: /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/, NIK-ə-SEE-ə), known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία, Turkish: Lefkoşa), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the capital of the Nicosia District.
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Nicosia panoramic
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Nicosia old city houses have a characteristic architecture
