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Lárnax (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 55 30 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.9250 decimal degrees |
| Long: 033 38 30 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.6417 decimal degrees |
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Note: Seaport & capital of district of same name; was site of ancient city of Citium, center of Phoenician interests on island; birthplace of Zeno, Greek philosopher; known in the Bible as Kitim. |
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| Lárnax (preferred,C,V)
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| Larnaca (C,V)
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| Larnaka (C,V)
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| Lárnaka (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Λάρνακα (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Citium (H,V)
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| Kitim (H,V)
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| Kition (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Kittim (H,V)
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............ | Old Testament |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Lárnaka (national district) (P) |
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Lárnax (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded before Phoenician era (by 15th cen. BC) |
| town (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| seaport (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| city (H) |
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as Kition, destroyed ca. 1075 BC; as rebuilt by Phoenicians, 9th cen. BC-312 BC |
| port (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| distinguished from .... |
Lárnaka .......... (national district) |
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(World, Asia, Kypriakí Dimokratía) [7000837] |
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