Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay

Why it mattersKey Cypriot Alasia harbour town secondary port with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

1600 BCE harbour

Period

Late Bronze (1600–1150 BCE Alashiya harbour sibling to Enkomi)

Culture

Cypriot Alasia harbour town secondary

Purpose

Late Bronze harbour suburb of Kition-Enkomi system — 50 ha harbour town with Sargon? No Late Bronze street 200 m and copper slag

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1983

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay

2. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay

3. 1600 BCE harbour

   Initial construction / first occupation at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay

• Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — primary structure

  34.8867° N · 33.6105° E

• Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — hydraulic feature

  34.8869° N · 33.6125° E

• Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — Rock_Art Annex 3

  rock art

  rock art at Hala Sultan Tekke — Dromolaxia Copper Harbour Larnaca Bay — outlier feature

  34.8869° N · 33.6125° E