Galateia
Sign in to saveGalateia (, , "Little Soldier") is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, where it is a municipality belonging to the district of Iskele.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mehmetçik
- Region
- Ammochostos
- Country
- Kuzey Kıbrıs
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Galateia
- Settlement.image_skyline
- MehmetcikCityHall 20221009.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mehmetçik City Hall
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cyprus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Famagusta District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Famagusta District
- Official name
- Γαλάτεια
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Famagusta District
- Population
- +1184
- Area
- +25.462
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- MehmetcikCityHall 20221009.jpg
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- Osmangazi
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Grape festival
- Culture, sports, and tourism
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- See also
- References
Galateia (, , "Little Soldier") is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, where it is a municipality belonging to the district of Iskele.
A traditional Turkish village sitting high on a hillside overlooking the valley below, Galáteia is most famous for its summer grape festival, for which people travel from all over Cyprus and the world to attend.