Pano Deftera
community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus
Pano Deftera (Greek: Πάνω Δευτερά; Turkish: Yukarı Deftera) is a village 11 km south-west of Nicosia in Cyprus. Pano Deftera was the home of the well-known Eramian family, an Armenian-Cypriot family that came to Cyprus in 1768 and its descendants are spread around the world. The history of the family is documented in Joy Kouyoumdjian's book The Agha's Children.
The public source identifies “Pano Deftera” as community in Nicosia District, Republic of Cyprus. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pano, Deftera and community.
Why this record matters
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q11802699. The Library of Congress control number is n2005035589. Authority coordinates are 35.081, 33.266. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1768.
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Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Pano Deftera” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.