Timeline of Nicosia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nicosia, Cyprus.

Prior to 14th century

 * 7th C. BCE - City-kingdom called "Ledra."
 * 280 BCE - Leucos, son of Ptolemy I Soter restored it and "changed its name to Leuteon, Leucotheon or Levcosia".
 * 4th C. CE - Bishopric established.
 * 10th C. CE - City becomes capital of island (approximate date); city called "Lefkosia."
 * 1187 - Nicosia besieged by forces of Richard I of England.
 * 1192
 * 11 April: Uprising against Knights Templar.
 * City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Cyprus under the French Lusignans.
 * 1211 - Royal Palace of the Lusignans rebuilt.

14th–18th centuries

 * 1308 - Notre Dame de Tyre rebuilt.
 * 1326 - Agia Sofia Cathedral inaugurated.
 * 1330 - 10 November: Flood.
 * 1372 - City walls built.
 * 1489 - Venetians in power.
 * 1491 - Earthquake.
 * 1567 - Area of city reduced; Venetian walls and Kyrenia Gate built.
 * 1570
 * 9 September: City besieged; Turks in power.
 * 15 September: Selimiye Mosque established.
 * 1572 - Büyük Han built.
 * 1573 - Great Madrasah (school) built.
 * 1665 - Saint John's Cathedral built.
 * 1793 - Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion built.

19th century

 * 1812
 * Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus founded.
 * Hellenic School of Nicosia founded.
 * 1857 - Faneromeni School established.
 * 1859 - 29 October: Flood.
 * 1863 - Rüşdiye (school) opens.
 * 1872 - Faneromeni Church built.
 * 1878 - City becomes capital of British Cyprus per Cyprus Convention.
 * 1882 - Christodoulos Severis becomes mayor of Nicosia Municipality.
 * 1883 - Cyprus Museum established.
 * 1885 - Population: 11,513.
 * 1892 - Sourp Boghos (chapel) built.

20th century

 * 1901 - Population: 14,752.
 * 1912 - Population: 16,400.
 * 1915 - Venetian Column installed in Sarayonu Square.
 * 1926 - Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia formed.
 * 1927 - Public Library of Nicosia established.
 * 1931
 * Greek Cypriot Enosis unrest.
 * Olympiakos Nicosia football club formed.
 * 1933 - Criminal Museum founded.
 * 1937
 * Cyprus Folk Museum founded.
 * Government House rebuilt.
 * 1939 - Nicosia General Hospital inaugurated.
 * 1945 - Cyprus Mail English-language newspaper begins publication.
 * 1946 - Population: 34,485.
 * 1948 - Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (football club) formed.
 * 1949
 * Ledra Palace Hotel in business.
 * Neos dēmokratēs newspaper begins publication.
 * Nicosia Airport terminal building opens.
 * 1955 - National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters attack British properties.
 * 1956
 * Archbishop's Palace built.
 * Fence erected between Greek and Turkish communities.
 * 1958 - Nicosia Turkish Municipality established.
 * 1959 - Diomedes Skettos becomes mayor.

1960s–1970s

 * 1960
 * City becomes capital of Republic of Cyprus.
 * Makhi newspaper begins publication.
 * Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion (museum) opens.
 * 1963
 * City divided by the Green Line.
 * Central Bank of Cyprus headquartered in city.
 * 1967
 * Nicosia Municipal Theatre opens.
 * 20 April: Airplane crash.
 * 1969
 * Nicosia municipal gardens laid out.
 * Cyprus Popular Bank branch opens.
 * 1970 - Theatrical Organization of Cyprus established.
 * 1971 - Lellos Demetriades becomes mayor.
 * 1974
 * 15 July: 1974 Cypriot coup d'état at Presidential Palace.
 * 20 July: Turkish invasion.
 * Battle of Nicosia Airport
 * 14 August: Turks in power in northern quarter of Nicosia.
 * 16 August: Tank battle in northern quarter of Nicosia.
 * United Nations Buffer Zone established.
 * United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus headquartered in Lakatamia.
 * Christoforos Kithreotis becomes mayor, succeeded by Lellos Demetriades.
 * 1975 - North Nicosia becomes capital of de facto Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.
 * 1977
 * Nicosia International Airport commercial flights end.
 * Presidential Palace rebuilt.
 * 1978 - Makario Stadium opens.

1980s–1990s

 * 1980
 * Lefkotheo sports arena and Pantheon Cineplex open.
 * University of Nicosia established.
 * 1982 - Population: 180,000 (estimate).
 * 1983 - North Nicosia becomes capital of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
 * 1984 - Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia established.
 * 1985 - State Library of Cyprus opens.
 * 1989 - University of Cyprus established.
 * 1994 - Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre inaugurated.
 * 1995 - Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage established.
 * 1996
 * Cyprus Stock Exchange headquartered in city.
 * Cyprus Museum of Natural History inaugurated.
 * Shacolas Tower built.
 * 1999 - GSP Stadium opens.

21st century

 * 2001
 * Nicosia Master Plan enacted (urban planning).
 * Population: 254,032 (estimate: 206,200 Greek side; 47,832 Turkish side).
 * 2002 - Kutlay Erk becomes mayor of North Nicosia.
 * 2003 - 23 April: Green Line checkpoint at Ledra Palace established.
 * 2004
 * Cyprus International Film Festival begins.
 * 1 May: Cyprus becomes part of the European Union.
 * 2005 - Hamam Omerye Baths restored.
 * 2006
 * Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları becomes mayor of North Nicosia.
 * Population: 398,293.
 * 2008
 * 3 April: Ledra Street crossing reopens.
 * Intercultural Centre Nicosia established.
 * 2011 - 15 October: Occupy Buffer Zone protest begins.
 * 2012 - 2 January: Constantinos Yiorkadjis becomes mayor.