Database ID G5365
Database UUID: 2a1b4651-c414-4618-8d78-abdf97f5f547
Name: Tymvou
Transcribed name: Dimbu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Subdistrict of Kythrea
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Tymvou
Τύμβου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Tymbou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 65,269.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
35,480.0 865.0 16,265.0 12,659.0
54.4% 1.3% 24.9% 19.4%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Tymvou (This record) 31,909 48.89%
Estate (çiftlik) under the duty of the daughter the deceased former governor of Cyprus, Raşid Efendi (correct) Kıbrıs muhassılı esbak müteveffa Raşid Efendi kerimesi uhdesinde çiftlik (correct) 33,360 51.11%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
32.00
1,346.00
2.4%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
1.00
23.00
4.3%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
44.00
1,771.00
2.5%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
44.00
1,778.00
2.5%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
52.00
2,689.00
1.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
1,392.00
58,633.43
2.4%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
35,480.00
1,041,522.50
3.4%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
11.00
868.00
1.3%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
36.00
1,594.00
2.3%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
47.00
8,499.00
0.6%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
36.00
1,553.00
2.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
865.00
152,586.00
0.6%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
16,265.00
324,235.00
5.0%
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
42.00
1,069.00
3.9%
Animals (number)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
849.00
19,093.00
4.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
12,659.00
314,868.00
4.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Kythrea:
65,269.00
1,833,411.50
3.6%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Süleyman son of Said
muslim (ehl-i islam) Tymvou 325.00
İbrahim son of İsma'il
muslim (ehl-i islam) Tymvou 475.00
Mustafa son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Tymvou 550.00
Hasan son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Tymvou 100.00
Selim son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Tymvou 600.00
Estate (çiftlik) under the duty of the daughter the deceased former governor of Cyprus, Raşid Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Estate (çiftlik) under the duty of the daughter the deceased former governor of Cyprus, Raşid Efendi (correct) 33,360.00
Raşid Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Tymvou 0.00
Andon son of Luizi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Tymvou 520.00
Andon son of Yorki
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Tymvou 350.00
Anastas son of Solomo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Tymvou 375.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 52 1,392.00 35,480.00
002   land with vegetation 39 1,023.00 20,880.00
003   non tree crop 3 176.00 8,000.00
004   cotton 2 156.00 7,800.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 2 156.00 7,800.00
006   cotton field with waterwheel well (dolap kuyusuyla pembe tarlası) 1 6.00 300.00
007   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 1 150.00 7,500.00
008   grains 1 20.00 200.00
009   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 20.00 200.00
010   fields, gardens and similar 36 847.00 12,880.00
011   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 8 40.00 3,925.00
012   Gardens, irrigation not specified 8 40.00 3,925.00
013   garden (bağçe) 8 40.00 3,925.00
014   Fields 28 807.00 8,955.00
015   Fields, irrigation not specified 28 807.00 8,955.00
016   field with garden (bağçe hafî tarla) 2 13.00 325.00
017   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 1 5.00 50.00
018   field (tarla) 25 789.00 8,580.00
019   other land use 11 9.00 9,500.00
020   threshing floor (harman) 9 9.00 100.00
021   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 15.00
022   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 2 0.00 9,400.00
023   Uncultivated lands 2 360.00 5,100.00
024   Fallow lands 2 360.00 5,100.00
025   barren field (kiraç tarla) 2 360.00 5,100.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 11 47 865.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 5 25.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 5 25.00
004   olive tree (all types) 10 42 840.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 9 36 720.00
006   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 1 6 120.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 36 36 16,265.00
002   house (hane) 34 34 13,240.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 25.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 25.00
005   Mills 1 1 3,000.00
006   Watermills 1 1 3,000.00
007   winter mill (kiş deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 3,000.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 42 849 12,659.00
002   Sheep and goats 19 823 6,584.00
003   sheep (agnam) 16 370 2,960.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 400 3,200.00
005   goat and sheep (keçi ağnam) 1 400 3,200.00
006   sheep (koyun) 1 50 400.00
007   goat (keçi̇) 1 3 24.00
008   Bovidae 18 21 4,575.00
009   cow (inek) 1 1 75.00
010   Oxen 17 20 4,500.00
011   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 13 16 4,000.00
012   ox (öküz) 4 4 500.00
013   Equidae 5 5 1,500.00
014   mule (katir) 5 5 1,500.00
015   well mule (dolab katırı) 1 1 300.00
This record was last edited on: Nov. 6, 2019, 11:47 a.m.
Geography Department of Harokopio University and Sylvia Ioannou Foundation (2021).. Economy, environment and landscape in the Cypriot longue durée: The 1832/33 Ottoman Property Survey of Cyprus. Geographic Location: Tymvou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5365/ on 16/01/2026.
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