Database ID G5449
Database UUID: 09c33304-d6b1-4539-af38-e70c1bb5f538
Name: Morfou
Transcribed name: Amorfa
Category: village (administrative centre) (karye - nefs)
Administrative dependency: Subdistrict of Morphou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Morfou
Μόρφου (του)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Morphou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 281,055.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
178,792.5 6,650.0 58,480.0 37,133.0
63.6% 2.4% 20.8% 13.2%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Morfou (This record) 171,762 61.11%
Agios Mamas Nefs-i Amordafa'da Kain Manastır 8,445 3.00%
Derviş Efendi Çiftlik Derviş Efendi Çiftliği 26,709 9.50%
Arif Bey ve Said Efendi Çiftliği Arif Bey ve Said Efendi Çiftliği 72,350 25.74%
Panagia tou Araka Monastery Araka Manastırı 1,790 0.64%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subdistrict of Morphou:
224.00
1,278.00
17.5%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
4.00
42.00
9.5%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
268.00
1,461.00
18.3%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
269.00
1,487.00
18.1%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
228.00
2,600.00
8.8%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
8,605.26
40,883.47
21.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
178,792.50
1,108,871.00
16.1%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
91.00
1,137.00
8.0%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
234.00
1,628.00
14.4%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
422.00
4,404.00
9.6%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
236.00
1,787.00
13.2%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
6,650.00
51,785.00
12.8%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
58,480.00
368,475.00
15.9%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
139.00
1,158.00
12.0%
Animals (number)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
1,949.00
13,547.00
14.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
37,133.00
230,513.00
16.1%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
281,055.50
1,759,644.00
16.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Mehmed Kethüda son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 2,640.00
Male orphan of Mehmed Kethüda son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 350.00
Muezzin (one who calls Muslims to prayer) Mustafa son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 2,287.50
Emetullah daughter of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 40.00
Muezzin (one who calls Muslims to prayer) Hasan son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 1,920.00
Wife of muezzin (one who calls Muslims to prayer) Hasan son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 60.00
Hüseyin son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 1,585.00
Mustafa son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 75.00
Orphans of Ahmed son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 1,787.50
Ahmed son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Morfou 0.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 228 8,605.26 178,792.50
002   land with vegetation 214 7,655.76 169,020.00
003   non tree crop 13 318.75 10,465.00
004   cotton 4 181.50 8,850.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 1 150.00 7,500.00
006   irrigated cotton field (sulu penbe tarlası) 1 150.00 7,500.00
007   Undefined cotton 3 31.50 1,350.00
008   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 3 31.50 1,350.00
009   vineyard 1 5.00 150.00
010   vineyard (bağ) 1 5.00 150.00
011   grains 8 132.25 1,465.00
012   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 118.00 1,180.00
013   fodder field (hasıllık) 7 14.25 285.00
014   fields, gardens and similar 201 7,337.01 158,555.00
015   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 5 8.25 525.00
016   mulberry crops 2 3.50 200.00
017   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 2 3.50 200.00
018   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 0.25 25.00
019   garden (bağçe) 1 0.25 25.00
020   Fields 196 7,328.76 158,030.00
021   Fields, irrigation not specified 196 7,328.76 158,030.00
022   madder field (boya tarlasi) 55 33.76 6,975.00
023   thriving field (mamur tarla) 1 500.00 15,000.00
024   field (tarla) 140 6,795.00 136,055.00
025   other land use 9 13.00 340.00
026   threshing floor (harman) 8 11.00 240.00
027   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 20.00
028   pen (mandira) 1 2.00 100.00
029   Uncultivated lands 5 936.50 9,432.50
030   Fallow lands 1 6.00 120.00
031   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 6.00 120.00
032   Deserted lands 4 930.50 9,312.50
033   deserted madder field (hali boya tarlası) 1 0.50 12.50
034   deserted field (hâli tarla) 3 930.00 9,300.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 91 422 6,650.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 6 19 43.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 6 19 43.00
004   olive tree (all types) 61 319 6,130.00
005   olive tree (şecer-i zeytun) 1 1 20.00
006   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 1 15 150.00
007   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 58 301 5,920.00
008   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 2 40.00
009   fig trees 20 52 277.00
010   fig trees (şecere-i incir) 1 1 20.00
011   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 17 49 247.00
012   fig trees (incir eşcarı) 1 1 5.00
013   fig trees (şecer-i incir) 1 1 5.00
014   Almond tree (all types) 2 14 70.00
015   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 1 13 65.00
016   almond trees (şecer-i badem) 1 1 5.00
017   walnut tree 1 8 80.00
018   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 1 8 80.00
019   carob trees 1 10 50.00
020   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 1 10 50.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 234 236 58,480.00
002   house (hane) 223 223 32,410.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 3 3 350.00
004   house with shed (hane ma' sundurma) 8 8 1,820.00
005   one-storey house with shed (fevkani ve sundurma hane) 1 1 380.00
006   ruined house (virane hane) 1 1 45.00
007   house with shed and yard (hane ma' sundurma ve havlı) 2 2 185.00
008   european-style house (frenk hane) 1 1 120.00
009   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 1 1 500.00
010   coffee house (kahve dükkani) 1 1 500.00
011   coffee house (kahve hane) 1 1 500.00
012   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
013   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
014   part of building 1 1 500.00
015   room 1 1 500.00
016   grape must press (şirahâne) 1 1 500.00
017   building for animals 3 5 170.00
018   beehive (ari kovani) 2 4 20.00
019   stable and barn (ahir ve samanlik) 1 1 150.00
020   auxilliary structures 1 1 3,500.00
021   single-story stone building (fevkani kagir) 1 1 3,500.00
022   Mills 4 4 21,300.00
023   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 300.00
024   Watermills 3 3 21,000.00
025   mill with running water (değirmen ma-yı cari) 1 1 15,000.00
026   mill (probably watermill, deduced from value) (asyab (muhtemelen su değirmeni, değerinden anlaşılır)) 1 1 5,000.00
027   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 1,000.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 139 1,949 37,133.00
002   Sheep and goats 46 1,793 14,608.00
003   sheep (agnam) 11 329 2,896.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 25 1,298 10,384.00
005   goat and sheep (keçi ve ağnam) 21 1,062 8,496.00
006   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 4 236 1,888.00
007   goat (keçi̇) 10 166 1,328.00
008   Bovidae 91 154 21,825.00
009   cow (inek) 20 24 1,815.00
010   ox and cow (öküz ve i̇nek) 1 30 3,000.00
011   untamed ox and cow (hergele öküz ve inek) 1 30 3,000.00
012   Oxen 70 100 17,010.00
013   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 39 41 9,780.00
014   ox (öküz) 31 59 7,230.00
015   Equidae 2 2 700.00
016   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 200.00
017   mare (kisrak) 1 1 200.00
018   mule (katir) 1 1 500.00
This record was last edited on: Jan. 21, 2020, 12:38 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: Morfou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5449/ on 14/12/2025.
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