Larnaka

Larnaka Λάρνακα Larnaka
Basic data
State :	Cyprus
District :	Larnaka
Geographic coordinates :	34 ° 55 '  N , 33 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 55 '  N , 33 ° 38'  E
Height above d. M .:	0  m
Surface:	32 km²
Residents :	51,486 (2011)
LAU-1 code no .:	CY-03
Postal code :	6010-6060
Mayor :	Andreas Louroutziatis
Website:	www.larnaka.com
Approach to Larnaka

Agios Lazaros Church (2010)

Larnaka , also Larnaca , Greek Λάρνακα Lárnaka , outdated Λάρναξ Lárnax , Turkish Larnaka , is a port city in the southeast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus with 51,468 inhabitants and the capital of the district of the same name .

history

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The city-kingdom of Kition was one of the most important ancient city-kingdoms. Building remains reach into the 13th century BC. BC back. The capital was Kition in what is now Larnaka. Phoenicians later founded a powerful kingdom here.

In the scale there was a temple of Melkart ( Ešmun ), venerated in Roman times as Aesculapia or Hercules , and Artemis Paralia . An inscription from this temple was brought to New York by Luigi Palma di Cesnola . It is:

"[... in the year (?) ... of King Pumiathon (?)], King of Kition and [I] dalion , son of [Mil] kyaton, King of Kition and [Ida] lion: These are the two offerings, d [ie] 'Abd-Eli [m], [son of]' Abd-Melqart, son of ['Abd-Re] schef [offered and raised] for his master [...]. "

In the 18th century Larnaka became a trading center and seat of European consulates. The port city's importance increased after 1974 when the port of Kyrenia and Nicosia Airport were closed due to the Turkish invasion .

Excavation history

The remains of sanctuaries and Cyclops walls of the ancient city have been uncovered by archaeologists since the 19th century , initially quite haphazardly. The Kition stele is an important find . It is now in the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin .

Attractions

Memorial to the Ottoman genocide against the Armenians

• The Phinikoudes seafront
• The Archaeological Museum in Kalogreon Square.
• The Armenian Genocide Memorial on the waterfront
• The Pierides Museum with a private collection of Cypriot antiquities.
• The Turkish fort was built in 1625 on the walls of a previous Venetian building and served as a prison in the first years of British rule.
• The Agios Lazaros Church is a magnificent church built by Emperor Leo VI. in the ninth century. Eight days before Easter, the icon of St. Lazarus , a bishop of Kition, is carried in procession through the streets of Larnaca.
• The remains of the Cyclops walls and a complex of five temples .
• The sunken wreck of the Zenobia in the harbor.
• The Hala Sultan Tekke mosque is located south of the city on the salt lake.
• The Bekir-Pasha aqueduct from the Turkish period (built 1746–50, in operation until 1963).

Bekir Pasha Aqueduct in Larnaka, built between 1746 and 1750

• The Byzantine church of Panagia Aggeloktisti south of the city with a mosaic from the 6th century.

Religious

Locals and tourists alike have the opportunity to attend church services of the Church of Cyprus , the Archeparchy of Cyprus , the Armenian Apostolic Church , the Roman Catholic Church and some other Christian churches . The first synagogue in the Republic of Cyprus was also opened in Larnaka in 2005 .

traffic

The port of Larnaka is located immediately east of the city center.

The Larnaca Airport (Larnaca International Airport) is the main international airport of the Republic of Cyprus . It is located about five kilometers from the city center and about 40 kilometers from the Cyprus capital Nicosia . A new terminal was opened in November 2009 , replacing the old one.

sons and daughters of the town

• Home of Lazarus , who, according to legend, became the first bishop of Kition after he was brought back to life by Jesus Christ
• Zenon (around 333/332 BC -... 262/261 BC.), Philosopher, the school of Stoicism founded
• Persaios (around 305 BC - around 243 BC), philosopher and politician
• Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani (1922-2014), Islamic mystic
• Garo Yepremian (1944-2015), American football player
• Anna Vissi (* 1957), pop singer
• Kudret Özersay (* 1973), Turkish Cypriot politician
• Yiannakis Okkas (* 1977), football player
• Nektaria Panagi (* 1990), long jumper
• Tio Ellinas (* 1992), Cypriot racing driver
• Chrystalleni Trikomiti (* 1993), gymnast
• Petros Chrysochos (* 1996), tennis player

Town twinning

Larnaka has partnerships with the following cities:

• Poti in Georgia , since 1987
• Haringey in London , United Kingdom , since 1987
• Glyfada in Greece , since 1988
• Ajaccio in Corsica , France , since 1989
• Bratislava in Slovakia , since 1989
• Larissa in Greece , since 1990
• Novosibirsk in Russia , since 1993
• Szeged in Hungary , since 1993
• Sarandë in Albania , since 1994
• Piraeus in Greece , since 1995
• Leros in Greece , since 2000
• Ilioupoli in Greece , since 2000
• Marrickville in Australia , since 2007
• Vladimir in Russia since 2012

Climate table

Larnaca Airport
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     68   16 7th     58   17th 7th     39   19th 8th     18th   22nd 11     9.5   26th 15th     1.7   30th 19th     0   32 22nd     0.6   32 22nd     1.7   31 19th     19th   28 16     42   22nd 12     86   18th 9 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Cyprus Meteorological Service ; wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Larnaca International Airport Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 16.4 16.8 18.7 22.4 26.1 29.9 32.2 32.4 30.6 27.5 22.3 18.3 O 24.5 Min. Temperature (° C) 7.2 7.0 8.2 11.4 15.2 19.0 21.6 21.6 19.2 16.2 12.0 8.8 O 14th Precipitation ( mm ) 68.0 58.0 39.0 18.0 9.5 1.7 0.0 0.6 1.7 19.0 42.0 86.0 Σ 343.5 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 6th 7th 8th 9 11 12 13 12 11 9 8th 6th O 9.3 Rainy days ( d ) 10.6 9.5 8.1 4.0 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 3.2 5.3 9.9 Σ 53.6 Water temperature (° C) 17th 17th 18th 20th 21st 24 26th 27 26th 24 21st 19th O 21.7 Humidity ( % ) 78 76 69 64 57 52 54 56 56 61 71 74 O 63.9 Source: Cyprus Meteorological Service ; wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Larnaka  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• larnaka.com (English)
• larnaca.com (English)
• Christian Scheib, Roman Tschiedl: Aphrodite's Child - Explorations in contemporary Cyprus ( radio feature ), Radio Ö1 , April 15, 2019

Individual evidence

1. ^ Picture, inscription and English translation by Javier Teixidor: The Phoenician Inscriptions of the Cesnola Collection. In: Metropolitan Museum Journal. 11, 1976, pp. 55-70, here pp. 64f. (No. 20).
2. ^ First synagogue opens in Cyprus (Engl.) ( Memento from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Bratislava City - Twin Towns . © 2003–2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2008. 
4. ↑ Vladimir: Sister Cities