or neighbourhood of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality. Ayios Dhometios is divided into the civil parishes or neighbourhoods of St. George and St. Paul. Their populations in 2011 were St. Paul: 3,189 and St. George: 9,267. The Koinotarch (communal president) of St. George is Christodoulos Ioannou (since 2015) and that of St. Paul is Stavros Xyrichis (since 2018). Interconnectors In Ayios Dometios are headquarters of EuroAsia Interconnector, EuroAfrica Interconnector, Quantum Cable, Quantum Corporation and Quantum Energy. The EuroAsia Interconnector is a 2000 MW electricity interconnector between Greek, Cypriot, and Israeli power grids via 1520 km long submarine power cable. EuroAfrica Interconnector is 2000 MW interconnector between Greek, Cypriot, and Egypt's power grids via 1710 km long submarine power cable. Quantum Cable is 7,700 km submarine communications cable system connecting Asia with Europe through the Mediterranean sea. It connects Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, France and Spain. Interesting sites Ayios Dhometios checkpoint The opening of the buffer zone between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in April 2003 set up debate about opening some additional checkpoints both for cars and on foot along the Green Line. One of the areas selected was the end of Demokratias avenue in Ayios Dhometios. Finally, an agreement was reached and in late April 2004 both sides started separate works building a road and placing control buildings. On May 23, 2004, the checkpoint opened to the public, and on the first day thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots, on both sides passed through the check point. Since then, Ayios Dhometios has become the main passing point for vehicles, with thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots passing through every day. Churches Ayios Dhometios is currently home of three Christian-Orthodox churches. The Ayios (Saint) Dhometios church is the oldest of the three and is built on a hill overlooking the old part of town. The Saint George church is located on Gregoris Afxentiou Avenue and is Ayios Dhometios's main church. It's dedicated to Saint George who according to the legend slaughtered a dragon with a spear. The third church of the town is Saint Paul's church and is the newest of the three. It was built in the 1990s to replace the ageing church situated next to it which is dedicated to the same saint. The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics is also located in Ayios Dhometios