North Nicosia

City · c. 1983 CE · in Europe

Capital of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983–today).

Yamoussoukro (c. 1983 CE): Capital of Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (1983–today).
Roseau (c. 1979 CE): Capital of Commonwealth of Dominica (1979–today).
Honiara (c. 1979 CE): Capital of Solomon Islands (1979–today).
Port of Spain (c. 1976 CE): Capital of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (1976–today).
Victoria (c. 1976 CE): Capital of Seychelles (1976–today).
Ljubljana (c. 1992 CE): Capital of Republic of Slovenia (1992–today).
Baku (c. 1992 CE): Capital of Republic of Azerbaijan (1992–today).
Dhaka (c. 1973 CE): Capital of People's Republic of Bangladesh (1973–today).
Abu Dhabi (c. 1973 CE): Capital of United Arab Emirates (1973–today).
Suva (c. 1973 CE): Capital of Republic of Fiji (1973–today).

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Declaration of the State of Israel (1948 CE): David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel in Tel Aviv on 14 May 1948 as the British Mandate ended, followed by war with neighbouring Arab states.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 CE – 1938 CE): Founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, who led the War of Independence and carried out sweeping secularizing and westernizing reforms.
Palestinian exodus of 1948 (1947–1949 CE): About 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes during the 1947–1949 war, an event Palestinians call the Nakba ('catastrophe').
1948 Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949 CE): Arab states invaded after Israel's declaration of independence; Israel held and extended its territory, while Jordan and Egypt took the West Bank and Gaza.
Six-Day War (1967 CE): In June 1967 Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria and took the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights.
Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988 CE): Iraq under Saddam Hussein invaded Iran, starting an eight-year war of attrition that killed hundreds of thousands and ended in stalemate.
Iraq War (2003–2011 CE): A US-led coalition invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein's government, followed by years of insurgency and sectarian conflict.
Syrian civil war (2011–2024 CE): Protests against Bashar al-Assad's government in 2011 escalated into a multi-sided war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions, ending with Assad's fall in December 2024.