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.
alassa, greek, Άλασσα, village, limassol, district, cyprus, north, kouris, main, road, from, limassol, kakopetria, Άλασσαvillagelocation, cypruscoordinates, 76417, 92750, 76417, 92750, coordinates, 76417, 92750, 76417, 92750countrycyprusdistrictlimassol, distr. Alassa Greek Alassa is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus north of the Kouris Dam on the main road from Limassol to Kakopetria Alassa AlassavillageAlassaLocation in CyprusCoordinates 34 45 51 N 32 55 39 E 34 76417 N 32 92750 E 34 76417 32 92750 Coordinates 34 45 51 N 32 55 39 E 34 76417 N 32 92750 E 34 76417 32 92750CountryCyprusDistrictLimassol DistrictPopulation 2001 1 Total201Time zoneUTC 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 References Edit Census 2001 S Hadjisavvas Alassa A New Late Cypriot Site In Report of the Department of Antiquities Cyprus 1986 pp 62 76 C F A Schaeffer Enkomi Alasia Nouvelles missions en Chypre 1946 1950 Paris 1952 Limassol Cyprus This Cyprus location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alassa amp oldid 1038970252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
