Pera Orinis

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 [http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/wdd/wdd.nsf/All/37C2CA62A0118FE7C2256DFD0032DA21?OpenDocument Tamassos dam] (built in 2002 [http://www.emwis-cy.org/English_Version/Documentation/Maps/Water/Dams_of_Cyprus_Table.pdf] ); about one hour walking distance across the Pedhieos river bank.

External links

* [http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/DBE044B8D39AFF94C2257122003E8FAF/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EL.xls?OpenElement Census and Statistics] - in .xls format, "Pera".
* [http://www.tamassos.org tamassos.org] - History and culture of the area; list of churches etc (in Greek and English).
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/philphotography/sets/72157602143332127/] - small collection of early morning photos of Pera Orinis.
* [http://aspects.no-ip.org/aspects/family/pera/history.htm] - "History shadows ancient Nicosia villages", originally published in Cyprus Weekly.