First by the Assyrian Empire, then by Egypt. It was conquered in the first millennium BC by a series of great powers of the region. The remains of the sites include cyclopean walls and a complex of five temples and a naval port. Around 1000 BC, Kition was rebuilt by Phoenicians and it subsequently became a center of Phoenician culture. Around the same time, Phoenicians settled the area.Īt the archaeological sites of Kiteon, remains that date from the 13th century BC have been found. New cultural elements appearing between 1200 BC and 1000 BC (personal objects, pottery, new architectural forms and ideas) are interpreted as indications of significant political changes and the arrival of the Achaeans, the first Greek colonists of Kition. The former city-kingdom of Kition was originally established in the 13th century BC. History Street in Larnaca in 1878 1880 drawing of market in Larnaca ĭuring the Middle Ages, until the end of the 18th century, a small port-anchorage close to Larnaca Bay is referred to on maps, engravings, in travel descriptions and documents as Scala di Saline and may account for this second name other names that appear on maps include: Porto delle Salines, Rada delle Saline, Ponta delle Saline, Punta delle Salino, Golfo delle Saline, Port Salines, Selines, Salines, Le Seline, Le Salline, Saline, Salin, Salinas, Arnicho di Salinas, Port of Lazarus, Lazare, Marine, Marina, and Commercio. In the vernacular, Larnaca is also known as Scala ( Greek: Σκάλα from the word σκάλα, a loanword from the Italian scala, meaning "ladder" or " landing stage") referring to the historical port. Sophocles Hadjisavvas, a state archeologist, states that " consul of the last quarter of the 19th century, claimed to have explored more than 3,000 tombs in the area of Larnaca, so-called after the immense number of sarcophagi found in the modern town". An informal etymology attributes the origin of the name to the many larnakes ( sarcophagi) that have been found in the area. for household stores cinerary urn, sarcophagus, coffin drinking trough, chalice'. The name Larnaca originates from the Ancient Greek noun λάρναξ larnax 'coffer, box chest, e.g. Larnaca is home to the country's primary airport, Larnaca International Airport. It is built on the ruins of ancient Citium, which was the birthplace of Stoic philosopher Zeno. 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 the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144,200 in 2015. Larnaca (pronounced / ˈ l ɑː r n ə k ə/) ( Greek: Λάρνακα, romanized: Lárnaka Turkish: Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. The urban population is the aggregate of the populations of Larnaca, Aradippou, Livadia, Dromolaxia, and Meneou
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