Dromolaxia

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'''Dromolaxia''' ({{langx|el|Δρομολαξιά}}) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. It is known for being the actual location of Larnaca International Airport, the island's main airport.

==Overview== According to the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum, Dromolaxia has been a settlement since the Middle Bronze Age,<ref>Exhibit room 1, Larnaca District Archaeological Museum.</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=February 2013}} when it was known as Vizatzia.<ref name=2010a>[http://www.fischerarchaeology.se/?page_id=534The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010]</ref> Archaeological excavations in 1972 pointed to a settlement dating "from Middle Cypriote III to Late Cypriote I but also from Late Cypriote IIC to IIIA and later".<ref name=2010a>[http://www.fischerarchaeology.se/?page_id=534The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010]</ref>

Dromolaxia's local football team, Thyella, played in the Cypriot Fourth Division until the community president decided to withdraw the team from the league. It has been suggested that the team be merged with Salamina Dromolaxias, a team of refugees who settled in Dromolaxia due to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

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==External links== *[http://dim-dromolaxia1-lar.schools.ac.cy A' Primary School of Dromolaxia] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163439/http://www.schools.ac.cy/dromolaxia2-dim-la/index.html B' Primary School of Dromolaxia]

Category:Dromolaxia–Meneou Municipality