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Khirokitia
Khirokitia (sometimes spelled Choirokoitia; , suggested meaning Pig-cradle, from 'pig, boar' + 'place of origin, cradle') is an archaeological site on the island of Cyprus dating from the Neolithic age. It has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998. The site is known as one of the most important and best preserved prehistoric sites of the eastern Mediterranean. Much of its importance lies in the evidence of an organised functional society in the form of a collective settlement, with surrounding fortifications for communal protection. The Neolithic aceramic period is represen
Kition
Kition (Ancient Greek: , ; Latin: ; Egyptian: ; Phoenician: , , or , ;) was an ancient Phoenician and Greek city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus (in present-day Larnaca), one of the ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus.
Kourion
Amathus
Amathus or Amathous () was one of the ancient royal cities of Cyprus until about 300 BC. Some of its remains can be seen today on the southern coast in front of Agios Tychonas, about east of Limassol and west of Larnaca. Its ancient cult sanctuary of Aphrodite was the second most important in Cyprus, her homeland, after Paphos.
Soli
city of Cyprus
Idalion
Idalion or Idalium (, Idalion, Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤋, , Akkadian: e-di-ʾi-il, Edīl) was an ancient city in Cyprus, in modern Dali, Nicosia District. The city was founded on the copper trade in the 3rd millennium BC. Its name does not appear on the Sargon Stele of 707 BC, but does appear on the later (copies of the text dated to 673–672 BC) and in similar spellings in Ashurbanipal's annal (648/647 BC).
Tombs of the Kings
necropolis in Paphos, Cyprus
Alassa
Alassa () is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, north of the Kouris Dam, on the main road from Limassol to Kakopetria.
Paphos Archaeological Park
archaeological park in Cyprus
Alaminos
community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus
Alampra
Alampra or Alambra () is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus.
Lempa
community in Paphos District, Republic of Cyprus
Aetokremnos
Aetokremnos is a rock shelter near Limassol on the southern coast of Cyprus. It is widely considered to host some of the oldest evidence of human habitation of Cyprus, dating to around 12,000 years ago. It is situated on a steep cliff site around above the Mediterranean Sea. The name means "Cliff of the eagles" in Greek. Around have been excavated and out of the four layers documented, the third is sterile.
Marion
one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus
Yeronisos
Yeronisos or Geronisos (; ) is a small island lying off the west coast of Cyprus, some 18 kilometres north of Paphos. Uninhabited since the 15th century, recent excavations have revealed it once held a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo in the late Hellenistic period.
Gialia Monastery
Apliki
Apliki () is a small village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 2.5 km North-East of Palaichori Oreinis and is at an altitude of 720 meters above sea level.
Shillourokambos
Shillourokambos () is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) site near Parekklisia, east of Limassol in southern Cyprus. It is located on a low plateau. Excavations began in 1992. The settlement has four phases and was occupied from the end of the 9th millennium to the second half of the 8th millennium.
Kokkinokremos
thumb|Excavation at Pyla-Kokkinokremos in 2015 Pyla-Kokkinokremos () (red cliff) was a Late Bronze Age settlement on Cyprus, which was abandoned after a brief occupation.