Abdi Chavush (; ) is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of Nicosia, Cyprus.6th edition of the publication "Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus" (publ. Statistical Service of Republic of Cyprus, 2010)Coexistence in the Disappeared Mixed Neighbourhoods of Nicosia by Ahmet An (Paper read at the conference: Nicosia: The Last Divided Capital in Europe, organized by the London Metropolitan University on 20 June 2011) It is named after Abdi Chavush, one of the generals in the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570. He was known as "Chawush" meaning sergeant, from which rank he would have been promoted."A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus" by George Jeffery, Architect. Publ. Government Printing Office, Nicosia, 1918; pp. 33 and 58
Location Abdi Chavush is located in the north of Nicosia within the walls.
Ιt is bordered on the north by the quarter of Abu Kavouk, to the east by Yeni Jami and St. Luke, to the south by Ayia Sophia and Iplik Bazar–Korkut Effendi, and to the west by Ibrahim Pasha.
Population Population according to the Census taken in each year, where the quarter is separately reported. Osmanlı idaresinde Kıbrıs: Nüfusu-arazi dağılımı ve Türk vakıfları(Cyprus under Ottoman rule: Population - land distribution and Turkish foundations), ed. Haci Osman Yildirim, and Vahdettin Atik, published. by Rep.Turkey Ottoman Archives Department, Ankara, Publication No. 43. Date 2000. ISBN 975-19-2592-4 Census of Cyprus, printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1884 Census of Cyprus 1891, printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1893 Census of Cyprus 1901, publ. Government printing office, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1901 Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Cyprus 1911, publ. Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London, 1912 Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Cyprus 1921, publ. Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London, 1922. Report of the Census of Cyprus 1931, publ. Government printing office, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1932 Census of Cyprus, published by Government Printing Office, Nicosia, 1949 Turkish Cypriot census retrieved October 2013
DateTk CypGk CypothTk Cyp % Total1831128 100.0%1281881 (male) 991881 21518912571 99.6%25819013176 98.1%323191135810 97.3%368192135111 97.0%362193151164 88.9%5751946799742988.6%9022006 9752011 568
Note: The 1831 Ottoman census only included males. The figure for males in 1881 is included for comparison. 1960 census report does not include figures for each Quarter.
History Abdi Chavush is one of the 24 historic quarters within the walls of Nicosia. During the Ottoman period it was counted as one of the Moslem quarters of Nicosia."Tragedy 1821 Continuation" by Theocharides and Andreev, in Greek, pub. Nicosia 1996. Quoting census of 1831
Laleli Mosque Laleli Mosque () is located in Ali Ruhi Street, in the south of the quarter. Its name means "the Mosque with Tulips" and is thought to be derived from the tulip motifs adorning its original minaret. Its architecture indicates it was probably a medieval chapel. After the Ottoman conquest, it was initially converted to a small mosque or mesjid (mescit), but it was enlarged and converted to a mosque in the 19th century.
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