Parekklisia
Parekklisia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Parekklisia Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′26″N 33°9′39″E / 34.74056°N 33.16083°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Limassol District |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,492 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Parekklisia (Greek: Παρεκκλησιά [locally [parekliˈʃa]]) is a village 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.[2]
References
- ↑ Census 2001
- ↑ Vigne, J.-D.; Guilaine, J.; Debue, K.; Haye, L. (2004). "Early Taming of the Cat in Cyprus". Science. 304 (5668): 259. doi:10.1126/science.1095335.
