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10 unusual facts about Larnaca


Agios Georgios Kontou cemetery

The Saint George Monastery cemetery (Greek: Agios Georgios Kontou ) in Larnaca, Cyprus is an ancient cemetery.

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Cristian Neamţu

The Craiova squad, had been training in Larnaca, Cyprus, ahead of the restart of the Romanian league programme.

David Andrew Phoenix

In 2012 he became Chair of UCLan Cyprus Ltd and provided the academic lead on the de novo creation of a private university in Larnaca, obtaining a license to operate from the Ministry of Education with approval to initially run courses in business, languages, law, computing and mathematics.

Eleftherios Eleftheriou

Elefthérios Eleftheríou (born June 12, 1974 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who played for Alki Larnaca.

Kostas Kaiafas

Although, later he came out of retirement and signed a contract with Alki, a team from Larnaca, that was playing in the Cypriot Second Division during the season 2009-10.

Marios Georgiou

Marios Georgiou (Greek: Μάριος Γεωργίου) (born April 12, 1987 in Larnaca) is a Cypriot footballer who used to play for AEK Larnaca of Cyprus.

Marios Kyriazis

In 2001, in association with the Larnaca Municipality, he organised a major exhibition on the medical history in Cyprus with the theme "Medicine in Ancient Kition and Old Larnaca", accompanied by a book on the matter with the same title.

Rock-cut tombs

Other notable clusters include numerous rock-cut tombs in Israel, at Myra in Turkey, Petra in modern Jordan, and Larnaca.

Zsolt Bárányos

Bárányos making his debut on 12 February 2002, in Larnaca against Czech Republic.


Church of Cyprus

The archbishop was moved from Nicosia to the region of Solia, near Morphou, the bishop of Larnaca was moved to the village of Lefkara etc.

Cyprus cat

Many Cypriot cats can be found in the cities of Cyprus, including Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos, and Larnaca.

Dromolaxia

Dromolaxia (Greek: Δρομολαξιά) is a village just 8 km away from Larnaca in Cyprus, near Larnaca International Airport.

History of Larnaca

Larnaca is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Cyprus.

History of the Jews in Cyprus

On September 12, 2005 Rabbi Raskin was formally nominated as the official Rabbi of Cyprus in a ceremony in which guests such as then-Israeli Ambassador, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of the Lubavitch educational division at Lubavitch World Headquarters, the Cypriot Education and Culture minister, and Larnaca’s deputy mayor Alexis Michaelides.

Islam in Cyprus

Nazim al-Qubrusi, the leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani order, hails from Larnaca and currently resides in Lefka.

Marios Kyriazis

Marios Kyriazis received primary and secondary education in Larnaca (Cyprus), and after military service with the Cypriot National Guard, he studied Medicine at the University of Perugia and then the University of Rome (Italy).

Mary of Bethany

The three later moved to Cyprus, where Lazarus became the first Bishop of Kition (modern Larnaca).

Neoklis Kyriazis

He worked as medical doctor in Larnaca and wrote both scientific and popular papers on the Cypriot Medical History, a subject continued by his grandson Dr Marios Kyriazis.

Nestoras Mitidis

In the 2010–11 season, Ton Caanen established Mitidis as a regular first team player, and on November 13, 2010, he scored his first senior goal of his career, with a fantastic shot on 85th minute against Ermis Aradippou, which gave the victory to AEK Larnaca.