Ancient Military Port of Kition

Ancient Military Port of Kition is an archaeological site in Lárnaka, Larnaca district. Ancient Military Port of Kition is situated nearby to Acropolis, as well as near the museum Hellenistic period olive press.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Larnaca Castle and Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca.

Larnaca Castle

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Larnaca Castle is a castle on the southern coast of Cyprus. It was constructed to defend the southern coast of Cyprus and the harbour town of Larnaca and was later used as an artillery station, prison, and a museum. Larnaca Castle is situated 1¼ km south of Ancient Military Port of Kition.

Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca

Church

Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of Saint Lazarus is a late-9th century church in Larnaca, Cyprus. It belongs to the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church. Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca is situated 1 km south of Ancient Military Port of Kition.

Pierides Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Pierides Museum is a museum in Larnaca, Cyprus that was founded by the Pierides Foundation. It is the nation's oldest private museum. The placard on the museum building says "Perides Museum - Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation". Pierides Museum is situated 590 metres southeast of Ancient Military Port of Kition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larnaca and Skala.

Larnaca

Photo: Armigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Larnaca is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus. With 85,000 residents in 2015, metropolitan Larnaca is the island's third largest city.

Skala

Suburb

Skala or Scala is neighbourhood or quarter of Larnaca, Cyprus and is also commonly used to refer to Larnaca itself.

Livadia

Suburb

Photo: An. Antoniou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Livadia is a municipal district of the Larnaca Municipality and suburb of Larnaca. It has been a settlement since the Middle Bronze Age. Livadia is situated 3 km north of Ancient Military Port of Kition.

Ancient Military Port of Kition

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lárnaka, Larnaca district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.92061° or 34° 55′ 14″ north

Longitude

33.63288° or 33° 37′ 58″ east

Open location code

8G6MWJCM+65

OpenStreetMap ID

way 515453094

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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