Alassa
Village in Limassol District, Cyprus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alassa (Greek: Άλασσα) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, north of the Kouris Dam, on the main road from Limassol to Kakopetria.
Alassa
Άλασσα | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°45′51″N 32°55′39″E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Limassol District |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 201 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Excavations at Alassa by Cypriot archaeologists in the early 1980s unearthed the ruins of a Bronze Age city. Among other findings were the remains of a palace, suggesting that the site once had a much greater importance as a local trading center.[2] Whether Alassa was the capital of the ancient kingdom known as Alashiya remains a question of debate. The archaeologist Claude Schaeffer has made certain claims in this regard.[3][verification needed]
Roman villas have also been found there, a mosaic floor depicting Aphrodite and Eros from one of which is in the Limassol museum.[4]
Alassa has been developed in modern times as a park-like tourist centre.