The Pedieos River flows through which European capital city?

The Pedieos River, also spelled Pedieas, is a river in central and eastern Cyprus. It rises in the Troodos range and flows in a northeasterly direction toward Nicosia, where it takes an easterly turn through the part of the central lowlands called the Mesaoria Plain toward Famagusta Bay. Although the longest (about 60 miles/100 km) in Cyprus, the river is not navigable. The river flows through the capital Nicosia and its adjacent municipalities, where it receives part of the storm runoff of the city.

The Pedieos River has been closely linked with the flourishing of Nicosia ever since the existence of a settlement in the area during the Archaic period (750–485 BC). However, flooding of the river has been the reason for the city’s inundation on several occasions as records since the 14th century show. Historical records also showed prayers and other religious rituals were used as flood management measures in the 14th century, while technical measures such as stormwater drainage networks and dam construction prevailed in the 20th and 21st century.

Along the river in Nicosia, a linear park with cycling path offers a quiet green corridor through the urban environment of the city. The river used to flow through the center of the old town of Nicosia, but was diverted northwards by the Venetians in 1576.