Politiko
community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus
Politiko (Greek: Πολιτικό; Turkish: Politigo) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus.
The hamlet of Filani is part of this municipality.
The centre of the ancient city-kingdom Tamassos is believed to be under the village of Politiko and the nearby Greek Orthodox monastery of "Agios Herakleidios".
On a hill in Politiko was the ancient city of Tamasos, whose excavations are visible.
The monastery of Agios Herakleidios, is dedicated to Saint Heraklidios, a 1st-century Christian who was born in Tamassos, and who accompanied Saint Paul and Saint Barnabas on his trip to Cyprus and was ordained as the first bishop of that place. The church was rebuilt in 18th century, after the original building, which was destroyed in the 5th century.
“Politiko” enters the record as community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Politiko, community and Nicosia can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Politiko” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Politiko, community and Nicosia provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3907469. Authority coordinates are 35.029, 33.242. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Politiko”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Politiko primary sources, Politiko archive and Politiko research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Politiko”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Politiko” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.