A1 motorway (Cyprus) upgraded to a 6 lane road due to heavy traffic observed. 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
Nikokreon of Cyprus is his putting to death in a barbarous manner the philosopher Anaxarchus in revenge for an insult which the latter had offered him on the occasion of his visit to Alexander. Nikokreon of Cyprus Nicocreon (Greek Nικoκρέων; lived 4th century BC) was king of Salamis in Cyprus, at the time of Alexander the Great's (336–323 BC) expedition against Persia. Nicocreon submitted to the conqueror along with the other princes of Cyprus, without opposition. In 331 BC, after the return of Alexander from Egypt, Nicocreon visited the city of Tyre to pay homage to him, where he distinguished himself by the