Ayios Dhometios

Ayios Dhometios (Greek: Άγιος Δομέτιος or Άη Δεμέτης; Turkish: Aydemet) is a suburb located west of the Cypriot capital Nicosia.

[4] Ayios Dhometios, has existed since ancient times as a small village, located 4 kilometres west of Nicosia.

In the invasion, Agios was the scene of heavy fighting between the Cypriot National Guard, ELDYK, the Turkish Armed Forces and TMT.

Mr Costas Petrou is the current mayor after defeating Dr. Andreas Hadjiloizou in the December 2011 elections.

On May 23, 2004, the checkpoint opened to the public,[12] and on the first day thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots, on both sides passed through the check point.

The Ayios (Saint) Dhometios church is the oldest of the three and is built on a hill overlooking the old part of town.

The 1st elementary, located opposite the Saint Dhometios church, is the oldest and was built during the British rule of the island.

Agios Dhometios is also largely populated by residents from former Soviet countries with a solid Russian-speaking community, therefore it is easy to see a number of Russian supermarkets such as Nastinka and Mini Mix, kiosks, bakeries.

George Anastasiades, current captain of the National Basketball Team; Christos Stylianides, all time legend of Cyprus basketball and Yiannos Ioannou, former captain of the National Football Team all come from Ayios Dhometios.

Dometia and Maria Ioannou, the country's two best female Badminton athletes also live in Ayios Dhometios.

ENAD (Greek: Ε.Ν.Α.Δ, Ένωσις Νέων Αγίου Δομετίου) was created in 1937 and is one of Nicosia's leading Basketball clubs.

During the 2005–06 season Mavrommatis played great handball and managed to stay in the top division, although many tipped them for relegation.

EAS plays in the amateur ranks of the Nicosia league and almost won promotion to the Cyprus fourth division a few seasons back but failed in the play-offs.

EAS also maintains an indoor football team that plays in Cyprus' third division but is tipped for promotion in the 2006–07 season.

The basketball arena or municipal stadium is located in the westernmost part of the town, near the 3rd elementary school.

It is home court for ENAD basketball, Mavrommatis handball and EAS indoor football teams.

The Cyprus Sports Authority has decided to build a new indoor arena in Ayios Dhometios, at the site where the municipal stadium is located.

Saint George church in Ayios Dometios
Saint George church in Ayios Dometios
Old narrow street, preserved how it once was in old Ayios Dometios