Limassol
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Summary
Limassol is a city in Cyprus[1]. Limassol draws 6,927 Wikipedia views per month (city in cyprus category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Limassol District[3]
- Country: Cyprus[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
- Head of government: Yiannis Armeftis[6]
- Instance of: port city[7], big city[8]
- Official language: Greek[9], Turkish[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Patras[11], Brașov[12], Saint Petersburg[13]
- Postal code: 3010–3150[14]
- Part of: Limassol District[15]
- Commons category: Limassol[16]
- Patron saint: John the Merciful[17]
- Local dialing code: 357 25[18]
- Has part(s): Limassol Municipality[19], Ayios Athanasios[20], Germasogeia[21], Kato Polemidia[22], Mesa Geitonia[23], Ypsonas[24], Pano Polemidia[25]
- Official website: http://www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy/[26], https://www.limassol.org.cy/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Limassol[28]
- Population: 107,970[29]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30]
- Official name: Λεμεσός[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Limassol[32]
- Category for people who died here: Q21020798[33]
- Demonym: Λεμεσιανή[34], Λεμεσιανός[35]
- Native label: Λεμεσός[36], Leymosun[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Limassol[38]
- Different from: Limassol Municipality[39]
- Area: 44.87 km²[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Limassol include AEL Limassol FC[41], an association football club[42], in Cyprus[43], founded in 1930[44]; Apollon Limassol FC[45], an association football club[46], in Cyprus[47], founded in 1954[48]; Aris Limassol F.C.[49], an association football club[50], in Cyprus[51], founded in 1930[52]; and Limassol District[53], a district of Cyprus[54], in Cyprus[55].
Why It Matters
Limassol has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Limassol is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Limassol include AEL Limassol FC[41], an association football club[42], in Cyprus[43], founded in 1930[44]; Apollon Limassol FC[45], an association football club[46], in Cyprus[47], founded in 1954[48]; Aris Limassol F.C.[49], an association football club[50], in Cyprus[51], founded in 1930[52]; and Limassol District[53], a district of Cyprus[54], in Cyprus[55].