Larnaca

Larnaca, (Greek: Λάρνακα, Lárnaka or colloquially Skala; Turkis: Larnaka/İskele) is the third lairgest ceety on the soothren coast o Cyprus efter Nicosia an Limassol. It haes a population o 72,000 (2010) an is the island's seicont lairgest commercial port an an important tourist resort. The island's lairgest airport, Larnaca International Airport is locatit on the ootskirts o the ceety.

Tae the north o the ceety lies the island's umwhile ile refinery, which wis reduced tae a storage facility efter the refinery itsel wis sauld in 2008. Tae the sooth is the Larnaca International Airport. The ceety of Larnaka is well-kent for its picturesque seafront which includes rows o palm trees (or φοινικούδες finikoudes, in the Cypriot dialect). Larnaca Marina is ane o the fower offeecial entry points, bi sea, tae Cyprus.

International relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Larnaca Municipality is twinned wi the follaein:

Poti in Georgie (syne 1987) Haringey in Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1987) Glyfada in Greece (syne 1988) Ajaccio in Corsica, Fraunce (syne 1989) Bratislava in Slovakie (syne 1989) Larissa in Greece (syne 1990) Novosibirsk in Roushie (syne 1993)

Szeged in Hungary (syne 1993) Sarandë in Albanie (syne 1994) Piraeus in Greece (syne 1995) Leros in Greece (syne 2000) Ilioupolis in Greece (syne 2000) Marrickville, New Sooth Wales in Australie (syne 2007)

Notes

• History o Larnaka bi the offeecial Municipality Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine