Peristeronopigi

For the village in Turkey, see Alaniçi, Bitlis.
Peristeronopigi
The church in Peristeronopigi
The church in Peristeronopigi
Peristeronopigi is located in Cyprus
Peristeronopigi
Peristeronopigi
Coordinates: 35°13′13″N 33°45′36″E / 35.22028°N 33.76000°E / 35.22028; 33.76000
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictGazimağusa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total860

Peristeronopigi or Pigi–Peristerona (Greek: Περιστερωνοπηγή; Turkish: Alaniçi) is a village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 6 km (3.7 mi) 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.

  1. ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
  2. ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013.