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Galata

Galata is a village in the Solea valley, located about 60 km west of the capital , at an altitude of 620 m in the of . It is a popular summer tourist destination for its cooler climate in the summer months.
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  • Type: Village with 679 residents
  • Description: community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Galata, Cyprus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St. Nicholas of the Roof.

Church
Photo: Coranton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery that flourished in , Cyprus. The church is the only surviving Middle Byzantine katholikon in Cyprus during the 11th century and is not mentioned until the 13th century in surviving texts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sinaoros and Kaliana.

Village
, also known as Sina Oros, is a village in the of . It is situated approximately 3 km north of the town of .

Hamlet
Photo: George M. Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in the of , located 3 km south of .

Village
is a village in the of , located 2 km south of . is situated 3½ km north of Galata.

Galata

Latitude
34.9974° or 34° 59′ 51″ north
Longitude
32.89908° or 32° 53′ 57″ east
Population
679
Elevation
609 metres (1,998 feet)
Open location code
8G6JXVWX+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246131536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
146612
Wiki­data ID
Q5518003
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Galata” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Galáta”
  • Dutch: “Galata”
  • Finnish: “Galáta”
  • German: “Galata”
  • Greek: “Galáta”
  • Greek: “Γαλάτα”
  • Hungarian: “Galáta”
  • Persian: “گاتالا”
  • Polish: “Galata”
  • Russian: “Галата”
  • Swedish: “Galata, Cypern”
  • Swedish: “Galata”
  • Turkish: “Galata, Kıbrıs”
  • Urdu: “گالاتا، قبرص”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Galata”. Photo: Ansgar Bovet, CC BY-SA 3.0.