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'Kittim' is a Biblical name from ancient times that is often linked to Cyprus. It may also include districts in the nearby sea territory.
The city of Larnaca, (Greek: Λάρνακα, Turkish: Larnaka) on the west coast of Cyprus,
was known in ancient times as Kition, or (in Latin) Citium.
The biblical name Kittim, derived from Citium, was used quite generally for Cyprus as a whole, and occasionally by the Hebrews for the Greeks and Romans.
According to ''The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible'', the name Kittim "is extended to include the W[est] in general, but esp[ecially] the seafaring W[est]."
The 'New International Version' Bible renders the expression "ships of Kittim" (appearing in the Book of Daniel 11) as "ships of the western coastlands."
In the genealogy in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 10, Kittim is listed as a son of Javan, the son of Japheth, making him Noah's great-grandson.
In the ''War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness'' from the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Kittim are referred to as being "of Asshur".
See also Larnaca.