Agioi Omologites, Nicosia
Agioi Omologites
Άγιοι Ομολογητές | |
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Agioi Omologites Avenue, traditional thoroughfare of the old village. Note the narrowness of the street and traditional design of the houses | |
| Coordinates: 35°9′39″N 33°21′6″E / 35.16083°N 33.35167°E | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Nicosia District |
| Municipality | Nicosia |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,528 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Agioi Omologites is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus and the parish church thereof. Its name in Greek is Άγιοι Ομολογητές, which means Holy Confessors (a group of saints defined by the church) and also has the name Ayii Omoloyitades (sometimes with "dh" instead of "d") used in older English language works and Turkish.
At the last Census (2011) it had a population of 10,528, an increase from a population of 9,630 in 2001. It covers 153 streets in the south of the municipal area of Nicosia, including Agion Omologiton Avenue, Kyriakou Matsi Avenue and parts of Griva Diyeni Avenue and Arch.Makarios III Avenue.