Larnaca District is one of the six districts of Cyprus

Districts of Cyprus

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. Its main town is 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...

. A small part of the district was occupied by the Turkish army

Turkey

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 in 1974.

The authorities in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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 administer the Turkish-controlled parts of Larnaca District as part of Nicosia District

Nicosia District

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.

Larnaca hosts both a port and the island's most important airport, Larnaca International Airport

Larnaca International Airport

Larnaca International Airport is an international airport located southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the larger of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern...

. The town also hosts the Hala Sultan Tekke

Hala Sultan Tekke

Hala Sultan Tekke or the Mosque of Umm Haram is a very prominent Muslim shrine near Larnaca, on the island of Cyprus. Umm Haram was the Islamic prophet Muhammad's wet nurse and the wife of Ubada bin al-Samit....

 mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

 which is sometimes referred to as the third holiest site in Islam

Third holiest site in Islam

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by some orientalists. However, this is not part of orthodox Muslim belief.