Larnaca, or Larnaka (also colloquially Skala or Iskele),
is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus. The major international airport
of Cyprus, Larnaca International Airport is located in this city. In ancient
times, Larnaka was known as Kition. The biblical name Kittim, though derived
from Citium, was in fact used quite generally for Cyprus as a whole, and
occasionally by the Hebrews for the Greeks and Romans. It has a population
of 72,000 (end of 2001) and is the island's second commercial port and an
important tourist resort.
