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Taht-el-kale is a neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla or Parish of Nicosia, Cyprus〔〔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)〕 and the mosque situated therein. At the last Census (2011) it had a population of 826, an increase from a population of 611 in 2001. It covers 28 streets in the eastern 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 1,433〔Census of Cyprus, 1946〕 consisting of 902 Greek Cypriots, 518 Turkish Cypriots and 13 others. Taht-el-kale is the neighbourhood, near Famagusta Gate. The Ottomans named it as "Taht-el-kale", meaning the lower part of the fortress, i.e. Famagusta Gate. But the word was corrupted as "Tahtakale or Tahtagala", meaning wooden fortress. The street going from the gate to the west was called Charshı (Market) Street, now called Famagusta Street.〔 This is the main thoroughfare in the walled city part of the neighbourhood and it was rated by Louis Salvator in the 19th century as the second most important street in Nicosia after Trypiotis/Ledra Street.〔Levkosia: The Capital Of Cyprus, by Louis Salvator (publ.1881)〕 Taht-el-kale is traditionally one of the biggest mixed neighbourhoods, but now the only sign of this coexistence is the Taht-el-kale Mosque and the Koran School.〔 ==History== Taht-el-Kale is one of the 24 historic Neighbourhoods of Nicosia within the walls.〔 In 1923 it was extended to encompass an area outside the walls adjacent to the Caraffa bastion〔Order No. 397 published in Cyprus Gazette No. 1597, 4 August 1923〕 The population of Taht-el-Kale during British rule in Cyprus was as follows:〔See Census of Cyprus: 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931, 1946〕 Thus there was a gradual diminution of the Turkish Cypriot and Moslem character of the Quarter during this period, caused to some extent by the expansion of the Quarter beyond the walls. 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「Taht-el-kale, Nicosia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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