Nicosia
geographical name
Nic·o·sia ˌni-kə-ˈsē-ə 
variants or Greek Lefkosia
ˌlef-kō-ˈsē-ə
or Turkish Lefkoşa lef-ˈkō-shə
city in central Cyprus; the nation's capital population 55,014
Note: Since 1974, the northern section of the city has been in a United Nations buffer zone separating the Greek and Turkish sectors.