Galinoporni is a village in the Famagusta District

Famagusta District

Famagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island's most important port, Famagusta. The city of Famagusta is currently controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ....

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Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

, located on the Karpas Peninsula.

Etymology

The name of this village in Greek translates something like Gentle-Whore or Peaceful-Whore. This breaks down into γαλή -which means gentle or docile as well as being a classical name for the cat -and πόρνη being the proper word for prostitute since classical times to this day.Locals will speak both Turkish & Greek .

Kaleburnu Village is famous for its two mountings & many caves .

The Gastro Cave between Kuruova and Kaleburnu villages is a man made cave containing three rooms - and nearby, there is also the ominously named Execution Cave, near Kaleburnu, where there is said to be a golden earthenware jar hidden somewhere. There is one cave however, known as the Hot Cave, north of the Ağirdağ village on the southern slopes of the Five Finger Mountains that you should not try to enter, as it is a partially collapsed natural formation which emanates hot air .