Umujyi wa Nikonia uherereye hagati mu kibaya cyo hagati cy'izinga cya Kupuro. Kugeza ubu, uyu niwo mujyi munini n'umurwa mukuru w'izinga. Nikosiya muriyi status kuva mumyaka yo hagati. Impamvu nyamukuru zituma abaturage bo muri kariya gace harimo kuba hari amazi (uruzi rwa Pediosi rutemba hano) n'ubutaka burumbuka bwemereye abimukira binjira mu buhinzi n'ubworozi. Igihe cy'ubutegetsi bw'Abafaransa cyatumye Nikosia Centre yo gucunga ibirwazi. Iki gihe gifatwa nkicyuzuye muri gahunda yo kubaka ibintu nyamukuru: amatorero meza n'ubwiza bwihariye bwinyubako, bwubatswe n'Abafaransa, uyu munsi buba umutako mwiza wo mu mujyi. Hano niho hasohotse abami. Urukuta rwa mbere rwumujyi rwubatswe ningoma ya Luzinian. Nyuma ya Venetians nyuma yubatse izindi rukuta ifite perimetero nto. Baherereye kure yubuzima karemano bukikije umujyi. Muri icyo gihe icyo kirwa cyategekwaga n'Abongereza, inyubako y'imbaho y'ingoro ya perezida. Noneho ingoro nshya yamabuye ni iminara aha hantu. Muri iki gihe, kwagura umujyi hakurya yinkuta zubatswe zatangiye.
Kuva mu 1974 nyuma yo kwigarurira muri Turukiya, Nikosiya yagabanijwemo ibice bibiri. "Igice cy 'Nikigereki" mu myaka yashize kiratera imbere vuba. Igizwe n'umujyi wa kera na Gishya. Ariko bafitanye isano nkinyungu imwe yose. Umujyi mushya ni ukwishyuza ahantu hatandukanye, uherereye hanze yumujyi wa kera. Nubusanzwe Cosmopolitan rwose hamwe numuhanda munini wimodoka, ibigo byubucuruzi bigezweho, kare na hoteri. Serivisi rusange hamwe na ambasade yamahanga yibanze hano. Mu myaka yashize, aka gace k'umujyi ufatwa nk'ubwoko bwa Aziya yo hagati mu nama mpuzamahanga na Symposiya.
Umujyi wa kera ukikije inkuta nini za Venetiya zo mu kinyejana cya 16. Nibintu byihariye byumurwa mukuru kandi, icyarimwe, urwibutso rwubukwakira. Rwose bakwiriye kwitabwaho. Izi nkuta zubatswe hakurikijwe gahunda y'ubwubatsi buzwi cyane julio savornor hagati mu kinyejana cya 16. Nyamuneka menya ko ibiganiro cumi na rimwe byubatswe muburyo bwumutima uva mu irembo, muri perimeter bigize kilometero zitari nke. Muri rusange, amarembo atatu yabayeho: Amajyaruguru - Amajyaruguru - Amajyaruguru - Amajyaruguru ya Kerini, Iburasirazuba - Irembo rya Famagusto nirembo ryiburengerazuba - Irembo rya Pafos. Nyuma Iburasirazuba bwongeye kubakwa, kandi kuri ubu hariho ikigo cy'umukobwa wa Nicoaia. Bigizwe nigice kinini, gifunga hamwe nibyumba bibiri byuruhande. Cyane cyane kwinjira imbere imbere. Kwinjira hanze bifungura kuri Rva, rimwe na rimwe ukikikiza inkuta. Mu 1984, Premium ya Europa Nostra yashinzwe kugarura, ibintu byiza no guhinduka mu kigo ndangamuco kiriho. Europa Nostra. Kugenda mu mujyi wa kera ufite inyanja, yibutsa Labyrint of Labyrint of the Umuhanda nibyiza gutangirira mukarere k'umudendezo, uherereye hagati y'ikinyejana cyashize n'umujyi wa 19. Uburengerazuba bwimihanda ibiri ihuze ya Nikosiya: mumihanda ya Lidra nayakurikiyeho kuruhande, umuhanda wa Onasagor. Igihe kimwe nicyo kigo kinini cyo guhaha cyumurwa mukuru. Niba uva mu bwisanzure (ahateganye na post nkuru ya Nikosiya) guhindukirira ibumoso ku muhanda muto, uzajyanwa mu karere k'abaturage.
Iki ni igice gito cy'abanyamaguru mu mujyi, wibutsa ikirere cyacyo cyigihe kirekire. Agace karubakwa ninyubako za kera za 19 - Mu ntangiriro z'ikinyejana cya 20, zimwe muri zo zibakwa, mu gihe abandi bagumana imico y'umwimerere y'icyo gihe. Urashobora kwiga byinshi ku mateka ya Nikosiya mu nzu ndangamurage y'abaturage Lewandiri, ari mu muhanda wa Hippocrat, ufite imyaka 17, hafi y'akarere k'abantu.
Inzu ndangamurage y'Abalewi iherereye mu nyubako y'amagorofa abiri yo mu kinyejana cya 19, yashyizwe mu bice bitandukanye by'ibintu bivuga amateka y'umurwa mukuru wa Kupuro mu gihe gitandukanye cy'iterambere ryayo. Hano urashobora kubona amafoto, gushushanya, urutonde rwabayobozi n'abayobozi bakuru ba Kupuro, ibyemezo bya Dani biremereye muri The Tike, ibiceri bya kera bya Verikish hamwe nibindi byinshi bimurika ku gaciro.
Hafi y'akarere k'abaturage, ku muhanda wa Praxil, 7-9 ni inzu ndangamurage y'imitako. Inzu ndangamurage yerekana ibintu by'ubukorikori, guhera mu mpera z'ikinyejana cya 19 kugeza na n'ubu. Hano urashobora kubona imitako itandukanye, ibikoresho byitorero nibikoresho bya kera. Gukomeza urugendo muri kariya gace, wimuke kuri solikari, kandi mu buryo butunguranye uzahaguruka cathedrale ya St. Tritufiyo, yubatswe mu 1695 kandi, ariwo ubwumvikane bwuzuye bwa Franco-Byzantine.
Inzibacyuho mumujyi wa kera ni uguhindura byihuse ibyaro. Umuhanda muto, amadupa, imitungo ishaje ifite amabuye ya Niliki, amahugurwa mato ya kera, aho shobuja bakomeje kwishora mu bukorikori bwabo - ibi byose bishobora gutera nostalgia yoroheje. Hano niho "umurongo w'icyatsi" unyura, ugabana umurwa mukuru wa Kupuro. Kubwibyo, imihanda myinshi ishaje nziza cyane yarenze umurongo wibihome bya gisirikare. Umunara w'Inderetsi Uzabona hano ku mpande zombi z'umurongo ugabanya.
Aka gace ka Nikosiya gafite inyubako ihagije, ariko umubare wabatuye hano ni muto. Abantu basize amazu yabo muri ubu buryo butuje kandi baje buhoro buhoro kurimbura. Birumvikana ko abategetsi bashaka guhindura ibintu byibuze gushakisha uburyo bwo gukoresha neza ayo mazu. Restaurants zihenze cyane, cafe na bar fungura ahantu habo.
Kuruhande rwigihembwe cyabaturage ni umupira uzwi cyane wa Arkiyepiskopi sidukiya, aho inyubako ya sogokuruza iherereye. Iyi ni inyubako yamagorofa abiri avuye ku ibuye ry'umuhondo ryubatswe muburyo bwa Nevisanti. Imiterere ye yatangiye hagati ya 1956 na 1960. Iyo hari imiturire ya musenyeri mukuru wa Kupuro n'umutima w'itorero rya Kupuro ry'Abagereki-orotodogisi. Hano niho umubare munini wibishushanyo byinshi bibitswe, ubwoko bwose bwandikishijwe intoki nibindi ubutunzi bwingenzi bwitorero rya Kupuro. Mu 1987, igikundiro gikomeye cy'umuringa wa murlande Makariya Makariya III cyashinzwe imbere y'inyubako, ni yo Perezida wa mbere wa Repubulika y'Abagereki hagati mu kinyejana cya 20 na musenyeri mukuru wa Kupuro. Kurundi ruhande rwinyubako bahagaze bust murémapiskopi silerse.