Dromolaxia () is a village in the

Larnaca District The Larnaca District, or simply Larnaca (also Larnaka), 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 sma ...

of Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. It is known for being the actual location of

Larnaca International Airport Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides is an international airport located southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international airport and the larger of the two commercial airports in the area ...

, the island's main airport.

Overview

According to the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum, Dromolaxia has been a settlement since the

Middle Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

,Exhibit room 1, Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. when it was known as Vizatzia.New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010
/ref> Archaeological excavations in 1972 pointed to a settlement dating "from Middle Cypriote III to Late Cypriote I but also from Late Cypriote IIC to IIIA and later".New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010
/ref> Dromolaxia's local football team, Thyella, played in the

Cypriot Fourth Division The Cypriot Fourth Division () was the fourth tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, ran by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league were promoted to the Cypriot Third Division, an ...

until the community president decided to withdraw the team from the league. It has been suggested that the team be merged with Salamina Dromolaxias, a team of refugees who settled in Dromolaxia due to the 1974

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

References

External links

A' Primary School of Dromolaxia
Dromolaxia–Meneou Municipality {{cyprus-geo-stub