Parekklisia | |
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Location in Cyprus | |
Coordinates: 34°44′26″N 33°9′39″E / 34.74056°N 33.16083°ECoordinates: 34°44′26″N 33°9′39″E / 34.74056°N 33.16083°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Limassol District |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,738 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Parekklisia (Greek: Παρεκκλησιά [locally [parekliˈʃa]]) is a town in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located northeast of Agios Tychonas. As a village near the sea, it was first inhabited in the Early Aceramic Neolithic Period about 8200 B.C. in the site named "Shillourokambos". There, in a tomb, French archaeologists discovered the earliest domesticated cat in the world. Parekklisia is also named for the president of the village Andreas Nikolaou (Psari).