Kition
Kition 𐤊𐤕 or 𐤊𐤕𐤉 Κίτιον | |
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| 12th century BC–342 AD | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 city-kingdom of the island of Cyprus, on the southern coast of the island in present-day Larnaca. It was established by Phoenicians in the beginning of the 10th century BC.
Kition's name may come from the Phoenician 𐤊𐤕𐤉 (kty, pronounced "Kitiya"). This name was borrowed into Ancient Greek as Kítion (Κίτιον) and thence into Latin as Citium.