Pera Orinis

Place in Nicosia District, Cyprus

Pera Πέρα
35°1′56″N 33°15′11″E / 35.03222°N 33.25306°E / 35.03222; 33.25306
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Population (2001)^[1]
• Total	1,018
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Pera Orinis, or Pera Oreinis or Pera ("Orinis" designates the name of the area "Orinis" to distinguish from villages with the same name in other areas), (Greek: Πέρα Ορεινής or Πέρα) is a village in the area known as Tamassos, which is in turn part of the Nicosia District in Cyprus.

Pera is situated near Tamassos dam (built in 2002 [1]); about one hour walking distance across the Pedhieos river bank.

References

^ Census 2001

External links

Website of the Community Council
tamassos.org - History and culture of the area; list of churches etc. (in Greek and English).
[2] - small collection of early morning photos of Pera Orinis.

Nicosia District

Municipalities