Omorfita
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Omorfita Ομορφίτα (Greek) Küçük Kaymaklı (Turkish) |
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 Omorfita
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| Coordinates: 35°11′30″N 33°22′30″E / 35.19167°N 33.37500°ECoordinates: 35°11′30″N 33°22′30″E / 35.19167°N 33.37500°E | |
| Country |
 Cyprus
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| • District | Nicosia District |
| • Municipality | Nicosia |
| Country (controlled by) |
 Northern Cyprus
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| • District | Lefkoşa District |
| • Municipality | Nicosia Turkish Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,856 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Omorfita or Kuchuk Kaimakli (Greek: Ομορφίτα [locally [omor̥ˈfita]]; Turkish: Küçük Kaymaklı [cyˈt͡ʃyc kajmakˈɫɯ]) is a northeastern quarter of Nicosia, Cyprus. Omorfita has been divided since 1974, its biggest chunk being under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
It is Ομορφίτα in Greek, possibly derived from Morphou or from the Greek word for 'beautiful'. It is Küçük Kaymaklı in Turkish, which means 'small Kaimakli', the neighbouring suburb of Kaimakli being referred to as 'big Kaimakli' in Turkish. It seems that Kaimakli derives from kaymak meaning [the] froth [in a cup of local coffee]. However, Rupert Gunnis states that the suburb took its name from a farm which produced clotted cream which in Turkish is known as Kaymak.
Omorfita was formerly an independent village, but was annexed to the municipality of Nicosia on 29 March 1968, the village area becoming a Neighbourhood.
The population in 1946 was 2,231, consisting of 1,236 Greek Cypriots, 995 Turkish Cypriots. At the last Census (2011) it had a population of 10,856.
The village was in the southern part of the village authority area, south of St. Hilarion Road. The church of St. Demetrianos dates to the early part of the 20th Century and is a single nave with a semi-hexagonal apse on the exterior. The nave is divided into 3 bays, with a dome over the central transept bay. The dome is cylindrical, covered in round clay tiles. The roof over the apse was 2 pitched, the exterior walls appear to have been in unplastered dressed ashlar. The church was located in the centre of the nucleated village. The mosque Küçük Kaymaklı Cami (Kuchuk Kaimaklı Jami) is in the south of the village, south of the church.
The centre of Omorfita is about 1 mile north of the historic centre of Nicosia (i.e. Saray/Atatürk Square) and is 433 ft. above sea level, with the river Pediaios passing along its northern border.
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