Dromolaxia
Sign in to saveDromolaxia () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. It is known for being the actual location of Larnaca International Airport, the island's main airport.
Key facts
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- Dromolaxia
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- Municipality
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- File:A@a hala sultan mosque (tekke) larnaca cy - panoramio.jpg
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- 300
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- Hala Sultan Tekke viewed from Dromolaxia across Larnaca Salt Lake
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- Cyprus
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- y
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- Country
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- Cyprus
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- District
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- Larnaca District
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- 5064
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- EEST
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Dromolaxia () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. It is known for being the actual location of Larnaca International Airport, the island's main airport.
==Overview== According to the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum, Dromolaxia has been a settlement since the Middle Bronze Age, when it was known as Vizatzia. Archaeological excavations in 1972 pointed to a settlement dating "from Middle Cypriote III to Late Cypriote I but also from Late Cypriote IIC to IIIA and later".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dromolaxia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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