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Larnaca District is one of the six
districts of CyprusCyprus is divided into six districts , whose capitals share the same name:*Famagusta - Αμμόχωστος, Gazimağusa*Kyrenia - Κερύνεια, Kyrenia*Larnaca - Λάρνακα, Larnaka*Limassol - Λεμεσός, Limasol...
. Its main town is
LarnacaLarnaca, is a city of the Republic of Cyprus situated on the southern coast of Cyprus. 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 armyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
in 1974, and is currently controlled by the
Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusThe Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , commonly called Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , is a de facto independent republic located in the north of Cyprus. The TRNC declared its independence in 1983, nine years after a Greek Cypriot coup attempting to annex the island to Greece triggered an...
which is not recognized internationally. See
Cyprus disputeThe Cyprus dispute is a conflict between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Since the arrival of the British on the island of Cyprus, the "Cyprus Dispute" was identified as the conflict between the peoples of Cyprus and Great Britain...
.
The authorities in
Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusThe Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , commonly called Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , is a de facto independent republic located in the north of Cyprus. The TRNC declared its independence in 1983, nine years after a Greek Cypriot coup attempting to annex the island to Greece triggered an...
administer the Turkish-occupied parts of Larnaca District as part of
Nicosia DistrictNicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The Turkish-controlled northern part of the city is the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey .Turkish-controlled areas of the Larnaca...
.
Larnaca hosts both a port and the island's most important airport,
Larnaca International AirportLarnaca 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 TekkeHala 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-Samid...
mosqueA mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid, —...
which is sometimes referred to as the
third holiest site in IslamHoliest sites in Islam may refer to:* Holiest sites in Islam * Holiest sites in Islam...
.