Cyprus
Larnaca district
Dromolaxia-Meneou

Dromolaxia

Dromolaxia is a village in the of Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. It is known for being the actual location of , the island's main airport.
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  • Type: Town with 5,060 residents
  • Description: quarter of Dromolaxia-Meneou Municipality
  • Also known as: “Mor Menekshe” and “Mormenekşe”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Larnaca International Airport and Hala Sultan Tekke.

Aerodrome
Photo: Phpeter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
– Glafcos Clerides is an located 4 km southwest of , . is Cyprus' main international airport and the larger of the two commercial airports in the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East. is situated 3 km east of Dromolaxia.

Monastery
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a and takya on the west bank of , in , Cyprus. Umm Haram, known as Hala Sultan in Turkish tradition, was the wife of Ubada bin al-Samit, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and foster sister of Muhammad's mother, Amina. is situated 2½ km northeast of Dromolaxia.

Lake
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a complex network of four salt lakes of different sizes to the west of the city of . The largest is lake Aliki, followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro. is situated 3½ km northeast of Dromolaxia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meneou and Kiti, Cyprus.

Quarter
Photo: Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the of , located 3 km northeast of .

Town
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiti is a and a municipal district of the in the of , located 11 km southwest of . is situated 3½ km southwest of Dromolaxia.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a village in the of , located 2 northwest of . is situated 4 km southwest of Dromolaxia.

Dromolaxia

Latitude
34.87306° or 34° 52′ 23″ north
Longitude
33.58715° or 33° 35′ 14″ east
Population
5,060
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8G6MVHFP+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29705608
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
146654
Wiki­data ID
Q5308294
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Dromolaxia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “درومولاكسيا”
  • Armenian: “Տրոմոլախիա”
  • Basque: “Dromolaxia”
  • Bulgarian: “Дромолаксия”
  • Cebuano: “Dhromolaxia”
  • Dutch: “Dromolaxia”
  • Finnish: “Dromolaxiá-Meneoú”
  • French: “Dromolaxiá”
  • German: “Dromolaxia”
  • Greek: “Δρομολαξιά”
  • Hungarian: “Dromolaxiá”
  • Italian: “Dromolaxia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dromolaxiá”
  • Persian: “درومولاکسیا”
  • Polish: “Dromolaksia”
  • Polish: “Dromolaxia”
  • Portuguese: “Dromolaxia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دیرومولاکسیا”
  • Swedish: “Dhromolaxia”
  • Ukrainian: “Дромолаксія”
  • Urdu: “درومولاکسیا”
  • Venetian: “Dromolaxia-Meneou”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Αθλητικο Σωματειο Σαλαμινα and Public Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dromolaxia”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.