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

Tamassos

thumb|right|250px|Map showing the ancient city Kingdoms of CyprusTamassos is an ancient Greek city-state of great archaeological significance in the central vicinity of Cyprus, located approximately 21 kilometeres south-west of the capital city of Nicosia.-Ancient Tamassos:The city-state prospered...

, which is in turn part of the Nicosia District

Nicosia District

For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia...

 in Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

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Pera is situated near 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

• Website of the Community Council
• 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
  Cyprus Weekly
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