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Nicosia

Ancient name
Leucotheon
Modern name
Nicosia
Modern country
Cyprus
Nicosia was the capital of the medieval kingdom of Cyprus. It is located inland, while the island's major port is Famagusta. The city was sacked by the Genoese in 1373 and the Mamluks in 1426; after the death of the last Lusignan king of Cyprus it came under Venetian control in 1489.
Coordinates
35.16, 33.35
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364316

The toponym Nicosia appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.22.03

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Map of the location P100

Variant spellings of Nicosia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
nacosa Pnc5
nicchosia Marc1, Ricc15, Ricc8
Niccosia BL01, Fn9
niccosia Ricc12
Nichosia Con3, He3, Par2
nichosia Bal, Barb3, Barb4, Chig2, Fn6, He2, Laur5, New, Pal5, Pal8, Yale4
nicosia Borg, Chig1, Con4, Cors2, Cs1, Fo, Laur3, Magl2, NB, NYPL3, Pad1, Per2, Ricc9, Ro2, Spe, Urb1
Nicosia BL02, Clas2, Marc2, Morg, NYPL2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Ricc17, Vat3
niosia Med2, Ricc11, Ricc13
Nitosia Cap1
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Nicosia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/nicosia/.