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Khirokitia Destination Guide

Discover Khirokitia in Cyprus

Khirokitia in the region of Larnaca with its 531 habitants is a town located in Cyprus - some 26 mi or ( 41 km ) South of Nicosia , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Khirokitia

Local time in Khirokitia is now 01:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Nicosia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pyrgos, Psevdhas, Paphos, Nicosia, and Mari. When in this area, you might want to check out Pyrgos . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Khirokitia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2008 #1 - Tochni-Kalavasos

3:14 min by ttoppouzokypraios
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The video from the first stage of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2008 MTB race that was held on the 23rd of February 2008. Winner was Fredrik Kessiakoff in front of Roel Paolissen. In women Heather Irmiger w ..

THE PICTURESQUE VILLAGE OF LEFKARA -videos Greekcypriot's photos around Pano Lefkara, Cyprus

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 929 Rating: 5.00

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2011 05 Lefkara.mp4

2:50 min by Dimitri Kissoff
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Lefkara in Cyprus one afternoon featuring Silversmith Mikalakis Christou ..

Appartements Zygi.wmv

4:27 min by zypernspezial
Views: 415 Rating: 5.00

Ferienhäuser in einer kleinen privaten Anlage bei Zygi/Zypern. Die Häuser, die direkt am Meer liegen. findet man an der Küstenstraße auf halber Strecke von Larnaka nach Limassol. Ideal geeignet für Fa ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Khirokitia

Khirokitia (sometimes spelled Choirokoitia) 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.

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Located at 34.80 33.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Cyprus, Former populated places in Cyprus, Neolithic Cyprus, Stone Age Europe, Tourism in Cyprus, World Heritage Sites in Cyprus

Tenta, Cyprus

Tenta, also known as Kalavasos-Tenta, is a neolithic settlement in Cyprus, 4 km south of Kalavasos in the Larnaca District. It was discovered in 1947 by Pophyrios Dikaios.

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Located at 34.75 33.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Cyprus, Former populated places in Cyprus, Neolithic Cyprus, Neolithic settlements

Cyprus Fire Service

Primary mission of the Cyprus Fire Service is to undertake the task of rescues from building rubbles, the highlands, water bodies, major traffic accidents, aviation accidents and fire disasters as well as firefighting on ships, aircraft, petroleum installations, buildings, rural areas, forest areas and chemical fires

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Located at 34.83 33.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Fire departments, Firefighting, Government of Cyprus, Rescue agencies

Zygi

Zygi is a small village located in the south of Cyprus between Limassol and Larnaca. The coastline of the Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Before 1974, substantial Cypriot-Turks lived here and they named it as "Terazi" ("Scales" in Turkish). The Evangelos Florakis Navy Base explosion of July 11, 2011 damaged every house in the village. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|44|N|33|20|E|region:CY_type:city|| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 34.73 33.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Larnaca District

Panagidia Galaktotrofousa monastery

The Panagidia Galaktotrofousa monastery is a small Cypriot Orthodox Monastery on the island Cyprus, in the Greek part. Anno 2012 there are living only three monks in the monastery. The oldest monk is 82 years. The other monks are around 78 and 40. The monastery consists of dormitories, a church in the courtyard and some rooms are furnished as an exhibition space.

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Located at 34.86 33.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cypriot Orthodox monasteries

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Khirokitia