Yeni Jami, Nicosia
Yeni Jami | |
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| Γενί Τζαμί (Greek) Yenicami (Turkish) | |
Yeni Cami Mosque | |
Yeni Jami Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′43″N 33°21′58″E / 35.17861°N 33.36611°E | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Nicosia District |
| Municipality | Nicosia |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,185 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Yeni Jami is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus and the mosque situated therein after which the Quarter is named. It is spelled Yenicami in Turkish and Γενί Τζαμί in Greek and means "new mosque" in Turkish.
At the last Census (2011) it had a population of 3,185,. It covers the historic Yeni Jami neighbourhood in the north-east part of Nicosia within the walls, an area known as Çağlayan (Chaglayan) outside the walls near the Loredano bastion and a group of 12 streets just 200 metres east of the Loredano bastion extending to Paul Karolides Street (near Pallouriotissa Gymnasium). Architecture is typically Ottoman of the era of the conquest of the island in 1571. Constructed of yellow sandstone, the residential houses have arched entrances, inner courtyards where there is usually a kitchen garden, fruit trees and a freshwater reservouar. Unfortunately the recent years have seen the demolishing of quite a number of these buildings within the historic walls, after becoming a danger of collapse, due to lack of maintenance and or neglect.
The population in 1946 was 2,345, consisting of 1,686 Turkish Cypriots, 656 Greek Cypriots and 3 others