Santalaris | |
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Σανταλάρης (Greek) Sandallar (Turkish) | |
Coordinates: 35°12′41″N 33°48′0″E / 35.21139°N 33.80000°E | |
Country (de jure) | Cyprus |
• District | Famagusta District |
Country (de facto) | Northern Cyprus[1] |
• District | Gazimağusa District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Santalaris (Greek: Σανταλάρης, Turkish: Sandallar) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, north of Famagusta. The Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of the village were killed by EOKA-B during Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre. Santalaris is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.
The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents.[2]