Dromolaxia ( el, Δρομολαξιά, tr, Mormenekşe) is a village near
Larnaca International Airport
Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides (''Diethnís Aeroliménas Lárnakas''). tr, Larnaka Uluslararası Havaalanı). is an international airport located southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main ...
, in
Larnaca District, Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064.
History
It has been a settlement since the
Middle Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
.
[According to chart on the wall in exhibit room number 1 at the Larnaca District Museum]
Dromolaxia ''Vizatzia'' was "a Late Cypriote city".
[New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010]
/ref> Archaeological excavations in 1972, a few hundred meters West of Hala Sultan Tekke
Hala Sultan Tekke or the Mosque of Umm Haram ( el, Τεκές Χαλά Σουλτάνας ''Tekés Chalá Soultánas''; tr, Hala Sultan Tekkesi) is a mosque and tekke complex on the west bank of Larnaca Salt Lake, in Larnaca, Cyprus. Umm Haram ( ...
(by E. Åström and A. Hatziantoniou) pointed to a settlement dating "from Middle Cypriote III to Late Cypriote I but also from Late Cypriote IIC to IIIA and later".[New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010]
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Football team
Dromolaxia's football team is Thyella and has been in the 4th division. Due to economical and political reasons, the community president decided to withdraw the team from the league. It has been suggested that the team be merged with Salamina Dromolaxias, the team of the refugees who came to Dromolaxia in 1974 due to the Turkish invasion.
References
External links
A' Primary School of Dromolaxia
Dromolaxia–Meneou Municipality
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