query: How large is Galați?
passage: Galați
Galați is located in southeastern Romania. Its coordinates are latitude 45 ° 27 'north and longitude 28 ° 02' east. Its area is 246.4 square kilometers (95.1sqmi). Galați lies in the southern part of the Moldavian Plateau on the left (west) bank of the Danube river at the junction of the Siret River (west) and the Prut River (east), near Lake Brates. It is 80 kilometers (50mi) from the Black Sea. The nearest town is Brăila, 15 kilometers (9.3mi) to the south. Galați is built on three geological terraces. One lies beneath "Valley City", with elevations between 5 and 7 metres (16 and 23ft). The other two, which make a fan shape, have elevations of 20–25 meters (66–82ft) (the site of the old town, now the city centre) and 40 meters (130ft) (the site of the modern city) respectively. The Danube river is considered the "life-blood" of Galați. The Danube is the second longest river in Europe 2,850km [1,770mi]), with an average flow of 6,199 cubic meters (218,900cuft) per second in the Galați section. After the Siret River, the largest tributary in Romania, joins the Danube, the flow is 210 cubic meters per second (7,400cuft/s). After the Prut River joins the Danube, the flow becomes 86 cubic meters per second (3,000cuft/s). The Danube river flows have significant seasonal variation. The maximum flows occur in May; 18,000–19,000m3/s or 640,000–670,000cuft/s. The minimum flows occur during the summer; 2,000–2,450m3/s or 71,000–87,000cuft/s.
passage: Galata, Cyprus
Galata () is a village in the Solea valley, located about 60 km west of the capital Nicosia, at an altitude of 620 m in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. It is a popular summer tourist destination (especially among locals) for its cooler climate in the summer months. It is also well known on the island for its fruit produce. In Galata there is Panagia tis Podithou (), church, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region.