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
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.
Pera is situated nea
Tamassos dam(built in 200
; about one hour walking distance across the
Pedhieos river bank.
References
External links
Website of the Community Counciltamassos.org- History and culture of the area; list of churches etc. (in Greek and English).
- small collection of early morning photos of Pera Orinis.
Communities in Nicosia District
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