DEFTERA VILLAGE , CYPRUS

Deftera is a village of the Nicosia district. The population of village amounts roughly in the 5.000 residents, included and a refugee settlement. It is situated about 13 km southwest of the capital Nicosia (Lefkosia).

The houses are built in independent plots parcels and maintain big gardens with grass flowers and trees. The current houses are bigger than old and have central heating, air conditioning and a lot of other comforts. They are constituted by a lot of rooms and enough are luxury. Enough city people buy plots and build houses in the region of Deftera , because they prefer they live in the countryside away from the noise of city.

The community is managed by the Community council that is constituted by the chairman (head of village) the vice-president and his advisers. The Community council is elected every five years and its aim is to face the problems of village and to make the life of residents better.

Deftera is crossed by the river Pedieos, so the ground is a very fertile because it was created by eluviations of the river. The bigger extent of the village is cultivable ground. Are cultivated almost all the species of fruit trees, olives, cereals and vegetables.
Deftera is producing excellent agricultural products such colliantre, roket, spinach, parsley, celery etc. for this it is known as the vegetable garden of Nicosia.

Just outside Deftera is the famous cave – church of Mother Mary of the Golden Cave. There was found the golden picture of Virgin Mary that keeps the baby Jesus in the centre of her body. This picture is one from the pictures that painted the Evangelist Loukas and it is priceless.

The miraculous picture attracts thousands faithful pilgrims each year on 15th of August that celebrates the Virgin Mary, from all Cyprus. There it becomes one from bigger celebrations of the island that lasts roughly ten days.