Its name in Greek is Άγιοι Ομολογητές, which means Holy Confessors (a group of saints defined by the church) and also has the name Ayii Omoloyitades (sometimes with "dh" instead of "d") used in older English language works and Turkish.

It covers 153 streets in the south of the municipal area of Nicosia, including Ay.

Beneath the church is a shrine cut from the rock, formerly a Roman tomb.

[8] On the south-west side of the village are the grounds of the Presidential Palace, formerly Government House,[8] which is included in the Neighbourhood.

The English Cemetery of Nicosia is situated in the road leading from Pallouriotissa to the former Government House (see map), which road is now named Kyriakos Matsis Avenue.