Chirokitia (place)

Chirokitia Χοιροκοιτία Şirokitya
Basic data
State :	Cyprus
District :	Larnaka
Geographic coordinates :	34 ° 48 ′  N , 33 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 48 ′  N , 33 ° 20 ′  E
Height above d. M .:	224  m
Surface:	17.6358 km²
Residents :	632 (2011)
LAU-1 code no .:	CY-03
Panagia tou Kampou church near Chirokitia

Chirokitia , also Choirokoitia or Khirokitia ( Greek Χοιροκοιτία , Turkish Şirokitya ) is a place in the Larnaka district in Cyprus . At the last official census in 2011, the place had 632 inhabitants. The village is known for the excavation site Chirokitia , which is about 500 m to the east and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site .

location

Location of the municipality in the Larnaka district

Chirokitia is located in the south of the island of Cyprus at an altitude of 224 meters, about 41 km southeast of the capital Nicosia , 29 km southwest of Larnaka and 29 km northeast of Limassol .

The place is about 7 km from the Mediterranean Sea in the hilly coastal hinterland. The foothills of the Troodos Mountains begin north and west of Chirokitia . The village has a direct connection to the national island traffic with the highway 1 running in the east directly behind the excavation site and the main road 1 from Nicosia to Limassol.

Places in the area are Skarinou in the northeast, Agios Theodoros in the east, Psematismenos , Tochni and Kalavasos in the south and southwest, and Vavla and Kato Drys in the northwest.

Web links

Commons : Choirokoitia (village)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• more information on cyprusalive.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistical Service. cystat.gov.cy, accessed March 24, 2019 .  (Download)