last divided capital

Ledra Street Re-Opened and Re-Closed in One Day

The “No Man’s Land”, UN-patrolled section of Ledra Street, in the world’s last divided capital, Nicosia,Cyprus, was closed in 1963. In an effort towards gradual reunification of the island’s Turkish and Greek Cypriot populations, an agreement was reached in March to reopen the border section of Ledra Street today. The opening was feted by both [...]

Ledra Street Re-Opened and Re-Closed in One Day

The “No Man’s Land”, UN-patrolled section of Ledra Street, in the world’s last divided capital, Nicosia,Cyprus, was closed in 1963. In an effort towards gradual reunification of the island’s Turkish and Greek Cypriot populations, an agreement was reached in March to reopen the border section of Ledra Street today. The opening was feted by both [...]

Ledra Street Re-Opened and Re-Closed in One Day

The “No Man’s Land”, UN-patrolled section of Ledra Street, in the world’s last divided capital, Nicosia,Cyprus, was closed in 1963. In an effort towards gradual reunification of the island’s Turkish and Greek Cypriot populations, an agreement was reached in March to reopen the border section of Ledra Street today. The opening was feted by both [...]

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