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Ancient
monuments, museums, artefacts, a number of ancient buildings,
including old Ottoman and Venetian houses, churches,
as well as mosques and inns are protected and maintained
by the Department of Antiquities and Museums. Under
a legislation enacted in 1975, all persons residing
in, or visiting North Cyprus are bound to register any
kind of antiquities in their possession with the Director
of the Antiquities. Such items must not be purchased,
sold, or dealt in except with a special permit from
the Department of Antiquities. The aim of the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus is to preserve and restore
not only its own Turkish-Cypriot heritage but also that
of Greek-Cypriot and other civilisations (past and present)
within the context of the Cypriot art.
The
Department of Antiquities is striving to preserve and
restore all the ancient monuments throughout the whole
of Northern Cyprus. However, progress has been limited
because of inadequate financial resources, shortage
of skilled labour, and Greek-Cypriot embargo which prevents
aid-flow to Northern Cyprus from inter- national organisations
such as UNESCO.
Kyrenia
City Places To Visit & Museums
Kyrenia Castle
Ancient Shipwreck Museum
Beshparmak (Five finger) Mountains
Buffavento Castle
St Hilarion Castle
Picturesque village of Bellapais
Bellapais Abbey
Karmi
Necropolis of Karmi
Lapta (Lapithos)
Ancient city kingdom of Lambousa
Karaoglanoglu
(Ayyorgi, Ayios Yeoryios)
Archeangelos
Church & Icon Museum
Cypriot
Folk Arts Museum
Sourp
Magar Armenian Monastery
Antiphonitis
Church
Neolithic
settlement of Ayios Epiktitos Vrysi
Guide
to the Antiquities of Kyrenia, by W. Dreghorn
Famagusta
& Karpasia Places To Visit and Museums
Othello Tower & Citadel
Djanboulat's
Bastion & Museum (Arsenale)
Porta
del Mare (Sea Gate)
Martinengo
Bastion
Nestorian
Church (of St George the Exiler)
Twin
Churches of Templars and Hospitallers
Period
Houses of the Old City by Dr U. Dagli
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque (St Nicholas Cathedral)
Palazzo
del Provedittore (the old Royal Palace)
Namik Kemal Dungeon & Museum
Sinan Pasha Mosque (Church of St Peter & Paul)
Cathedral
of St George of the Greeks
Church
of St George of the Latins
Agios
Ioannos Church & Icon Museum
St
Barnabas Monastery & Museum
Ancient
Roman city of Salamis
Bronze
age settlement of Engomi-Alasia
Guide
to the Antiquities of Famagusta, by W. Dreghorn
Morphou
City Places To Visit & Museums
Lefke
Gemikonagi
Yesilirmak
St. Mamas Church and Icon Museum
Güzelyurt
Museum of Archeology & Natural History
Pighades:
A Bronze Age Settlement
Ancient
city of Soli
Vouni
Palace
Piri
Osman Pasha Mosque
Nicosia
City Places To Visit & Museums
Sarayönü Square
Selimiye
Mosque (St Sophia Cathedral)
Arabahmet
District
Arabahmet
Mosque
Haydarpasha
Mosque (St Catherine's Church)
Dervish
Pasha Mansion (Ethnographical Museum)
Tanzimat
Street
Kyrenia
Gate
Mevlevi
Tekke (Museum of Whirling Dervishes)
The
Bedestan
Sultan
Mahmud II Library
Lapidary
Museum
Great
Khan (Inn)
Kumarcilar
/Gamblers Khan (Inn)
Guide
to the Antiquities of Turkish Nicosia, by W. Dreghorn
Restoring
the Heart of Nicosia - Master Plan
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