Kition

Summary

Kition is a historical country^[1]. Kition draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #469 of 1,549).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kition is located in Larnaca District^[3].
• Kition is in the country of Cyprus^[4].
• Kition's image is recorded as ANCIENT KITION, LARNACA, CYPRUS.jpg^[5].
• Kition's instance of is recorded as historical country^[6].
• Kition's instance of is recorded as polis^[7].
• Kition's instance of is recorded as City-kingdom of Cyprus^[8].
• Kition's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170039^[9].
• Kition's GND ID is recorded as 4030888-1^[10].
• Kition's Commons category is recorded as Kition^[11].
• -0450-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kition^[12].
• Kition was dissolved in -0312-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Kition's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.923296, 'lon': 33.630545}^[14].
• Kition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc5cpq^[15].
• Kition's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kition^[16].
• Kition's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kition^[17].
• Kition's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Kition's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Kition's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Citium^[20].
• Kition's vici.org ID is recorded as 3090^[21].
• Kition's GeoNames ID is recorded as 146467^[22].
• Kition's Pleiades ID is recorded as 707534^[23].
• Kition's Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID is recorded as 21563^[24].
• Kition's FAST ID is recorded as 1896954^[25].
• Kition's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2738409^[26].
• Kition's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Q106928980^[27].

Body

Founding

-0450-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kition^[12].

Dissolution

Kition was dissolved in -0312-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kition include AEK Larnaca F.C.^[28], an association football club^[29], in Cyprus^[30], founded in 1994^[31], headquartered in Larnaca^[32].

Why It Matters

Kition draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #469 of 1,549).^[2] Kition has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Kition is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Kition include AEK Larnaca F.C.^[28], an association football club^[29], in Cyprus^[30], founded in 1994^[31], headquartered in Larnaca^[32].