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Peristeronopigi
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Peristeronopigi or Pigi–Peristerona () is a village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, south of Lefkoniko, in the Mesaoria plain. Historically, Peristeronopigi consisted of two continuous villages: Peristerona (meaning "pigeon nest") in the south and Pigi ("water well") in the north. Peristeronopigi is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 860.
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Place details
- Locality
- Alaniçi
- Region
- Ammochostos
- Country
- Kuzey Kıbrıs
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Peristeronopigi
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Iera Moni Ayiou Anastasiou Peristeronopigi.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The church in Peristeronopigi
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- y
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Famagusta District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- • District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Famagusta District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 860
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Part of
- Gazimağusa District
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Gazimağusa District
- Elevation
- 51
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Iera Moni Ayiou Anastasiou Peristeronopigi.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Notable people
- References
Peristeronopigi or Pigi–Peristerona () is a village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, south of Lefkoniko, in the Mesaoria plain. Historically, Peristeronopigi consisted of two continuous villages: Peristerona (meaning "pigeon nest") in the south and Pigi ("water well") in the north. Peristeronopigi is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 860.
==History== The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peristeronopigi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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