A1 motorway (Cyprus) A1 motorway (Cyprus) The A1 motorway, locally referred to as the NicosiaLimassol highway (Greek: "δρόμος ΛευκωσίαςΛεμεσού"; Turkish: "LefkoşaLimasol yolu"), is the first and longest motorway built in Cyprus. It marked the beginning of an ambitious government project to link all the main cities on the island with modern 4 lane highways. It is 73 km long and is free of any at-grade intersections. It links the capital Nicosia (which is the administrative and financial hub), with Limassol, the largest port (and second largest city) on the island. In the late 1970s, the Cypriot Government introduced a series of schemes to
Grand Lodge of Cyprus jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Turkey at the northern part of the island. While the Grand Lodge of Turkey and the Grand Lodge of Cyprus are not in mutual recognition, the United Grand Lodge of England is in amity with both grand lodges, permitting intervisitation and plural membership. Freemasonry in Cyprus may be traced back well into the Ottoman era over 200 years ago. Historical records place freemasons in the Larnaca district, where at that time all consulates were located. Coastal Larnaca was then considered the capital, and is a main port of the island. This is documented by