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خیروکیتیا
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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
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Khirokitia
- Ancient site.native_name
- Χοιροκοιτία, Chœrocœtía
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Choirokoitia
- Ancient site.image
- Khirokitia near Larnaca 01-2017 img7.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- View of Khirokitia
- Ancient site.map_type
- Cyprus
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location on the island of Cyprus
- Ancient site.location
- Choirokoitia, Larnaca, Cyprus
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.discovered
- 1934 by Porphyrios Dikaios
- Ancient site.management
- Cyprus Department of Antiquities
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Choirokoitia
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1998 (22ns session), modified 2012
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 848bis
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- ii, iii, iv
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Ancient site.designation1_free1name
- Region
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Larnaca District
- Area
- 67.5
- Elevation
- 156
- Image
- Khirokitia2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Khirokitia
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- time period
- Neolithic
- inception
- 7000-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 4000-00-00
- native label
- Χοιροκοιτία
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On the map
2 mapped locations