Dheftera

Dheftera Δευτερά
Dheftera Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°05′0″N 33°17′0″E / 35.083333°N 33.283333°E / 35.083333; 33.283333Coordinates: 35°05′0″N 33°17′0″E / 35.083333°N 33.283333°E / 35.083333; 33.283333
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
Municipality
Population (2001)[1]
– Total	3,594
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Dheftera, officially split into the two municipalities Pano Dheftera (Πάνω Δευτερα) and Kato Dheftera (Κατω Δευτερα), is a suburb located 11 km south of Nicosia. It is the home town of the Cypriot poet Kougiallis. The area is famous for the Panayia Chrysospiliotissa Church, the Grammar School Nicosia and Lapatsa Equestrian Centre. Kougiallis has written a book titled: My own Deftera, a poem devoted to his childhood at Dheftera. Dheftera is also known for its unique fruit called kaisia. Dheftera was also the home of the well-known Eramian family, an Armenian-Cypriot family that came to Cyprus in 1768 and its decendants are spread around the world. The history of the family is documented in Joy Kouyoumdjian's book The Agha's Children. Dheftera has around 4500 inhabitants.

External links

• http://defteravillage.org.cy/

References

1. ^ Census 2001