Peristerona

Peristerona (Greek: Περιστερώνα) is a large village about 32 kilometres west of the capital Nicosia, on the foothills of the Troodos Mountain range in the Morphou basin.

It is primarily an agricultural village producing citrus-fruit vegetables, cereals olives and almonds.

The name Peristerona derives from the Greek word for dove or pigeon (peristeri).

In 1964, during the period of intercommunal violence after the Bloody Christmas of 1963, the whole of the village's Turkish Cypriot population fled to Turkish Cypriot enclaves in Lefka, Angolemi, Kazivera and Elia.

In 1968, some Turkish Cypriots returned to the village though their numbers were extremely small, only 23 were reported in 1971.