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Larnaca District
Larnaca District ( el, Επαρχία Λάρνακας, tr, Larnaka kazası) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its capital is Larnaca. It is bordered on the east by Famagusta District, on the north by Nicosia District and on the west by Limassol District. A small part of the district was occupied by the Turkish army in 1974, and most of the occupied part is now ''de facto'' administered as part of Northern Cyprus's Lefkoşa District, with the remaining area near Pergamos being ''de facto'' administered by the Gazimağusa District. The communities of Melouseia, Tremetousia and Arsos lie in the occupied zone, while the municipal/community areas of Athienou, Troulloi and Pergamos are partially occupied. Located in the district are Larnaca International Airport, the island's primary airport, and the Hala Sultan Tekke and the towns of Larnaca, Aradippou, Athienou and Lefkara. In 2011, Larnaca District had a population of 143,192, of which 59% was urban. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larnaca In Cyprus (semi-secession) (disputed Hatched)
Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144,200 in 2015. Larnaca is known for its palm-tree seafront also called Finikoudes (Greek: Φινικούδες) as well as the Church of Saint Lazarus, Hala Sultan Tekke, Kamares Aqueduct, and Larnaca Castle. It is built on the ruins of ancient Citium, which was the birthplace of Stoic philosopher Zeno. Larnaca is home to the country's primary airport, Larnaca International Airport. It also has a seaport and a marina. Names The name ''Larnaca'' originates from the Ancient Greek noun 'coffer, box; chest, e.g. for household stores; cinerary urn, sarcophagus, coffin; drinking trough, chalice'. An informal etymology attributes the origin of the name to the many ''larnakes'' (sarcophagi) that have been found in the area. Sophocles Hadjisav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agioi Vavatsinias
Agioi Vavatsinias ( el, Αγίοι Βαβατσινιάς) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, 3 km north of Ora. Its population in 2011 was 131. Agioi Vavatsinias is the ancestral village of Manos Loïzos, who is considered to be one of the most important Greek Cypriot Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 r ... composers of the 20th century. References Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dromolaxia
Dromolaxia ( el, Δρομολαξιά, tr, Mormenekşe) is a village near Larnaca International Airport, in Larnaca District, Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. History It has been a settlement since the Middle Bronze Age.According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum Dromolaxia ''Vizatzia'' was "a Late Cypriote city". Archaeological excavations in 1972, a few hundred meters West of Hala Sultan Tekke Hala Sultan Tekke or the Mosque of Umm Haram ( el, Τεκές Χαλά Σουλτάνας ''Tekés Chalá Soultánas''; tr, Hala Sultan Tekkesi) is a mosque and tekke complex on the west bank of Larnaca Salt Lake, in Larnaca, Cyprus. Umm Haram ( ... (by E. Åström and A. Hatziantoniou) pointed to a settlement dating "from Middle Cypriote III to Late Cypriote I but also from Late Cypriote IIC to IIIA and later". Football team Dromolaxia's football team is Thyella and has been in the 4th division. Due to economical and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delikipos
Delikipos ( gr, Δελίκηπος) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km west of Kornos. Etymology There are two versions are available with regards to the naming of the village. The first version, as the Great Cyprus Encyclopaedia preserves, links the naming of the village with the name of the first owner of the area who was named Delis. More specifically, the name of the village derives from the phrase “the garden (kipos) of Delis”. Another version supports that the village’s name is a compound word formed by the Italian word “bella” which means beautiful and the Greek word “kipos” which means garden, concluding that the meaning of the compound name is “beautiful garden”. According to the Great Cyprus Encyclopaedia, this version is the most correct one because the village existed prior to the Ottoman occupation (1570–71). History The village has a church dedicated to the Transfiguration. According to an inscription in the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choirokoitia (village)
Choirokoitia ( el, Χοιροκοιτία; tr, Şirokitya) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ..., located 2 km north of Tochni, near the UN World Heritage Site of Choirokoitia. References Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avdellero
Avdellero ( gr, Αβδελλερό []) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 8 km south of Athienou. It has a ridge situated to the North of it which can be flown by Paraglider and Hang glider. References External linksAvdellero community council Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athienou
Athienou ( el, Αθηένου or , ) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Pyla, Troulloi and Deneia. Today, Athienou has a population of around 6,500 people. Since 1990, it has been home to Davidson College's Athienou Archaeological Project. The town's city hall includes a museum of local history and culture that was established in 2008. Toponymy It is considered by many, that the name of the village Athienou, derived from the ancient Greek word, "Atta" (Greek: Αττα) or "Atha" (Greek: Αθθα), meaning ''large rock'', which characterized the rocky land of the village. According to another theory, the name derives from a Lusignan called ''Étienne'', who lived in the area, and the people who lived in the village were mentioning his house as "Etienne's Place" (Greek: "Στου Ετιένου", ''stou etiennou''), and in later years that changed into Athienou. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsos, Larnaca
Arsos ( el, Άρσος; tr, Yiğitler) is a village in Cyprus, about east of Nicosia. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. The construction of a road from Arsos to Pyla Pyla (; ) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Athienou, Troulloi and Deneia. Pyla is located in the eastern part of the island, adjacent ... is one of the conditions that Northern Cyprus requested of Cyprus in return for the opening of the Limnitis crossing. A golden necklace was found in the village.Keshishian, Kevork K. (1978). Nicosia: Capital of Cyprus Then and Now, pp. 112, The Mouflon Book and Art Centre. References Communities in Larnaca District Populated places in Lefkoşa District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aradippou
Aradippou ( el, Αραδίππου []) is a town and municipality in Cyprus, located on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. It was established in 1986 following a referendum of local residents. It has a population of approximately 20,000. After it received town status, Aradippou defined its municipal limits and is now the second-largest municipality of Cyprus as it extends over an area of 42,982 square governmental acres. Twinned cities * Neapolis, Greece (since 2001) * Mouresi, Greece Football clubs * Ermis Aradippou * Omonia Aradippou Omonia Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was founded on 4 April 1929 and currently, they compete in the Cypriot Second Division. They have co ... References Municipalities in Larnaca District {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aplanta
Aplanta ( el, Απλάντα; tr, Aplanda) is an abandoned village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km south of Anglisides. Aplanta was inhabited exclusively by Turkish Cypriots; in 1960, they numbered 55. Due to the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 Several distinct periods of Cypriot intercommunal violence involving the two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, marked mid-20th century Cyprus. These included the Cyprus Emergency of 1955–59 during British rule, the ... they fled to Kivisili in December 1963. After the 1974 Turkish invasion and subsequent partition of the island, most moved to Limnia. References Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglisides
Anglisides ( el, Αγγλισίδες) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Anafotida and 20 km southwest of Larnaca Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 1 .... References Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anafotia
Anafotia ( el, Aναφωτιά or Αναφωτία; tr, Akkor) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, west of Larnaca. In 1994, the official name of the village became Anafotida (), following a decision by the then-government of Cyprus to make the names of villages on the island more Greek. However, locally the village is still referred to as ''Anafotia''. The naming of the village, according to ''The Great Cyprus Encyclopaedia,'' derived either from the name “Agia Foteini” or “Fotou,” the latter meaning 'light' There is some evidence to suggest the name is derived from the Greek word for light, or fire, ''fotia,'' (φωτιά) as the Turkish name for the village, Akkor, translates into English as meaning 'incandescent'. Anafotia is mainly agricultural, with tomatoes being a dominant crop. The village centre is small, but there are a number of cafes, a branch of the Co-operative Bank and four churches. The original church is dedicated to St Photeine. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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