Kition
Kition 𐤊𐤕 or 𐤊𐤕𐤉 Κίτιον | |
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| 12th century BC–342 AD | |
Location of Kition | |
| Capital | Kition |
| Common languages | Greek and Phoenician |
| Religion | Ancient Greek religion/Ancient Canaanite religion |
| Government | Petty kingdom |
| Historical era | Classical Antiquity |
• Established | 12th century BC |
• Disestablished | 342 AD |
| Currency | Stater, obol |
| Today part of | Cyprus |
| kꜣṯꜣj in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||
Kition (Ancient Greek: Κίτιον, Kition; Latin: Citium; Egyptian: kꜣṯꜣj; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤕, KT, or 𐤊𐤕𐤉, KTY;) was an ancient Phoenician and Greek city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus (in present-day Larnaca), one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus.