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Laniteio Church
Laniteio School Area ('';'' ), or Laniteio (), may refer to any of the establishments located within the school grounds located in Limassol, Cyprus, including: * Laniteio Lyceum The Laniteio Lyceum ('';'' ), founded in 1819 as the Greek School, is the largest Secondary education in Cyprus, lyceum in Cyprus and the oldest operational one in Limassol. It stands as the second oldest lyceum in Cyprus, after the Pancyprian G ... * Laniteio Gymnasium {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limassol
Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population of 262,238. The Limassol municipality is the most populated in Cyprus, with a population of 108,105, followed by Strovolos in Nicosia. Limassol was built between two ancient Greek cities, Amathus and Kourion. Its historical centre is located around the medieval Limassol Castle and the Old Port. Today the city spreads along the Mediterranean coast and has extended much farther than the castle and port, with its suburbs stretching along the coast to Amathus. To the west of the city is Akrotiri, one of the two British Overseas Territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on the island. In 2014, Limassol was ranked by TripAdvisor as the 3rd up-and-coming destination in the world, in its Top 10 Traveler's Choice Destinations on the Rise list. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of islands in the Mediterranean, third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British Overseas Territories, British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laniteio Lyceum
The Laniteio Lyceum ('';'' ), founded in 1819 as the Greek School, is the largest Secondary education in Cyprus, lyceum in Cyprus and the oldest operational one in Limassol. It stands as the second oldest lyceum in Cyprus, after the Pancyprian Gymnasium, in Nicosia. History In 1819, a group of residents of Limassol established the first one-year Greek School in the city, with the first principal being Demetrios Themistokleous (). The school's operation was paused in 1821, due to the Greek War of Independence, and later continued in 1834, as a three-year school. From 1870 until 1913, Andreas Themistokleous (), son of the first principal, Demetrios Themistokleous, held the position of principal, being the first to include physical education at schools in Limassol. In 1896, the building which housed the school was deemed inhabitable after an earthquake. With the help from the Greece, Greek Government, a new building was built. In 1906 the school was recognized as a five-year sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
