Can You Tell Me About The Famous Larnaca Salt Lake In Cyprus?
The salt lake forms following the rains of winter months. During the summer, especially July and August, the lake dries out, leaving behind its storehouse of salt. Local government workers collect the salt in small heaps, which they load on donkeys for transportation to special warehouses. They first wrap old pieces of cloth around the legs and the feet of the animals so that the salt will not cause them injury. The work of transporting the salt lasts about one and a half months. Eventually the salt finds its way into carton packets that are sold in markets. To the west of the salt lake, in a setting of date palms, there is a famous Moslem shrine known as the Tekke of Umm Haram. The Tekke houses a tomb that is reported to contain the remains of an aunt of Mohammed. However, scholars who have traced the woman’s ancestry claim that she was not a relative but a close friend of Mohammed and an aunt of his secretary. It is said that this woman helped the prophet of Islam on his journey from
