Alaminos, Cyprus
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Alaminos is a village located in the Larnaca District
of Cyprus
, est of Larnaca
. In 1960, prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
, the village had 564 inhabitants, with a roughly equal number of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Today the town has around 300 inhabitants.
Larnaca District
Larnaca District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Larnaca. A small part of the district was occupied by the Turkish army in 1974....
of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, est of Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
. In 1960, prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...
, the village had 564 inhabitants, with a roughly equal number of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Today the town has around 300 inhabitants.