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Larnaca on Cyprus

Saturday, 11 October 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
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🔊 Listen to this Post Larnaca is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus, the third largest after Nicosia and Limassol, with an urban population of 72,000, and capital of the eponymous district. The island’s largest airport, Larnaca International Airport, is located on the outskirts of the city to the south. The port of Larnaca and the marina are two of the four official entry points by sea to Cyprus. The city is known for its palm tree seafront, foinikoudes.

The Salt Lake fills with water during the winter season and is visited by flocks of flamingoes who stay here from November until the end of March. It usually dries up in the summer. In the past, it yielded good quality of salt which was scraped from the dried surface. The salt from the lake is now considered unsuitable for consumption.

Larnaca’s economy has been growing since 1975, after the loss of the Port of Famagusta because of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, which handled 80% of general cargo, and the closure of Nicosia International Airport, meant that Larnaca’s airport and seaport had increasingly important roles in the economy of the island. Many travel and tour operators and other travel-related companies have their head offices in Larnaca. The service sector, including tourism, employs three-quarters of Larnaca’s labor force.

The city’s landmarks include: the Church of Saint Lazarus; the Catacomb of Phaneromeni Church; Hala Sultan Tekke; the Kamares Aqueduct; and the Fort of Larnaca. A bust of “Kimon the Athenian” stands on the Foinikoudes Promenade, with this quote referring to him on the pedestal: “Even in death he was victorious”. The marble bust of Zeno stands at the crossroads near the American Academy. Zeno was born in Kition in 334 BC. After studying philosophy in Athens, he founded the famous Stoic school of philosophy. The Armenian Genocide Memorial stands on Athinon Avenue.

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