Kiti ( el, Κίτι []; tr, Çite) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 11 km southwest of Larnaca. It is noted for the Byzantine church Panagia tis Angeloktistis ( el, Παναγία της Αγγελόκτιστης) or

Panagia Panagia ( el, Παναγία, fem. of , + , the ''All-Holy'', or the ''Most Holy''; pronounced ) (also transliterated Panaghia or Panajia), in Medieval and Modern Greek, is one of the titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern ...

Angeloktisti ("Panagia Built by Angels"). According to local tradition, the residents of ancient Kition (now Larnaca) moved to Kiti in order to escape the Arab invasions.Church of Panagia (Our Lady) tis Aggeloktistis, Kiti
/ref> They decided to build the church, but according to tradition, the foundation of church moved overnight. According to legend, an army of angels came overnight to build the church, which is where it gets its name.

Climate

The climate in this area is described by the

Köppen Climate Classification System Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author an ...

as " dry-summer subtropical" often referred to as "Mediterranean" and abbreviated as ''Csa''.Climate Summary for Kiti, Cyprus
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References

Communities in Larnaca District {{cyprus-geo-stub