It has been a part of the community in the suburb of Kaimakli in Nicosia.
Greek Cypriots may bear common Greek surnames, but there are some which are markedly Cypriot Greek; there are some names which indicate place of birth or origin, e.g. Παφίτης being from Paphos, Καϊμακλιώτης being from Kaimakli, and there are some that indicate professional occupation, e.g. Σκαρπάρης "shoemaker", Κωμοδρόμος "smith", etc.
In 1878 when the British arrived they found that the Venetians had diverted the river Pediaios north of the city, but the old riverbed still ran though the centre, creating an open sewer and rubbish dump, which sometimes flooded into the surrounding streets.
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Achilleas is a Cypriot basketball club founded in 1943, nowadays running basketball, volleyball and table tennis divisions.
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The Cyprus Government Railway(Section 1) was constructed in 1905 and the line passed through Kaimakli towards Nicosia .
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