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Ayios Andreas or Tophane is a Neighbourhood, Quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus.〔 In September 1945, the Ottoman name of ''Tophane'' (which means arsenal) was changed to Ayios Andreas,〔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)〕〔6th edition of the publication "Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus" (publ. Statistical Service of Republic of Cyprus)〕 but there is no parish church of that name. At the last Census (2011) it had a population of 5,767, an increase from a population of 5,185 in 2001. It covers an area in the south-western part of the municipal area of Nicosia, within and without the walls.〔Municipality/Community, Quarter and Street Index published by Ministry of Information (CILIS_streets_022011)〕 The population in 1946 was 3,012,〔Census of Cyprus, 1946〕 consisting of 2,224 Greek Cypriots, 152 Turkish Cypriots and 636 others. ==History== Tophane/Ayios Andreas is one of the 24 historic Neighbourhoods of Nicosia within the walls.〔 In 1923 it was extended to encompass an area outside the walls.〔Order No. 397 published in Cyprus Gazette No. 1597, 4 August 1923〕 The northern boundary (with Arab Ahmet Quarter) ran west from the opening in the walls by Paphos Gate, along the Bridge Road, across the Pediaios Potamos Bridge and along the Central Prison Road until it met the municipal boundary〔 (Subsequent adjustment placed the northern boundary slightly north of this.〔"Quarters of Nicosia" Prepared and published by the Dept. of Lands and Surveys, Cyprus, 1985, Revised 1997. Series DLS30. Scale 1:7500〕). The southern boundary with Trypiotis Quarter, outside the walls, ran from salient of the Tripoli bastion to the circular road (Stassinou St.), thence north west to the square between the Cyprus Museum and the Nicosia General Hospital (Homer Ave./Byron St. junction), then followed the old Strovolos Road (now Gladstone St.) until it reached the river Pediaios and the municipal boundary.〔 The present boundary is broadly similar (see recent Department of Lands and Surveys map of the Nicosia Quarters〔). Tophane was a prestigious neighbourhood, where Turkish, Greek and Armenian Cypriots used to coexist together with the Latins. Tophane means literally in Turkish the cannon’s house or the store for artillery ammunition, which is sited in the Neighbourhood. In September 1945, the Ottoman name of the Tophane Neighbourhood was changed into Ayios Andreas.〔 No Turkish Cypriot was living in this neighbourhood after 1960 and the last Turkish name, that of Tophane Mesdjidi Street, where mainly resided Turkish Cypriots, was changed into Granikou Street after 1963. The Nicosia Old General Hospital was built in 1935 in Chilonos St. near the bridge over the Pediaios, but this was demolished in 2010.〔"British Colonial Architecture in Cyprus", by Costas Georghiou , pub Nicosia 2013〕 A new general hospital was built in the Strovolos industrial area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ayios Andreas (Tophane)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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