Galini, Cyprus
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| Galini | |
|---|---|
| Γαληνή (Greek) Ömerli (Turkish) | |
  Galini | |
| Coordinates: 35°8′10″N 32°46′2″E / 35.13611°N 32.76722°ECoordinates: 35°8′10″N 32°46′2″E / 35.13611°N 32.76722°E | |
| Country |
de jure  Cyprus de facto  Northern Cyprus |
| District |
de jure Nicosia District de facto Güzelyurt District |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Galini (Greek: Γαληνη; Turkish: Ömerli) is a town in Northern Cyprus.
In the census of 1960, it was showed that Galini village had 1295 people. They were all Greeks. Then had 130 students in elementary school. Galini also had a church dedicated to St. John the Theologian and five chapels.
The chapels belong to St. Barbara, St. Nikolas, St. Kournoutos, St. Mavra and St. Eleftherios.
Galini occupied by the Turkish army on September 4, 1974 at 3 in the morning, after a sudden attack.
Since then, six people are missing.
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