Name: Peristerona (Lefkosias)
Transcribed name: Peristerona
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Peristerona (Lefkosias)
Περιστερώνα (Λευκωσίας)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Peristerona
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Subdistrict of Morphou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 70,171.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
54,622.5 878.0 8,435.0 6,726.0
77.8% 1.3% 12.0% 9.6%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Peristerona (Lefkosias) (This record) 62,867 89.59%
Lefkoşa Sakinlerinden Abdurrezak Efendi Veled-i Hacı Osman Efendi Çiftliği Lefkoşa Sakinlerinden Abdurrezak Efendi Veled-i Hacı Osman Efendi Çiftliği 7,305 10.41%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subdistrict of Morphou:
97.00
1,278.00
7.6%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
2.00
42.00
4.8%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
127.00
1,461.00
8.7%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
4.00
84.00
4.8%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
197.00
2,600.00
7.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
1,041.63
24,005.54
4.3%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
54,622.50
661,438.50
8.3%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
75.00
1,137.00
6.6%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
104.00
1,628.00
6.4%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
76.00
2,176.00
3.5%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
4.00
337.00
1.2%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
878.00
31,096.00
2.8%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
8,435.00
176,755.00
4.8%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
94.00
1,158.00
8.1%
Animals (number)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
547.00
9,643.00
5.7%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
6,726.00
112,902.00
6.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
70,171.50
972,741.50
7.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Acı Miha'il son of Acı Pedro
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 4,290.00
Blacksmith İfluri son of Yani
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 550.00
Hacı 'Ömer son of Osman
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 790.00
Hacı İsma'il son of Osman
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 2,625.50
Mother of Hacı İsma'il son of Osman
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 48.00
Ali son of İsma'il
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 2,620.00
'Ömer son of İsma'il
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 1,944.00
Derviş son of Hüseyin
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 675.00
Mustafa son of Hüseyin
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 985.00
Emir Ali son of Hasan
Peristerona (Lefkosias) 2,534.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 197 1,071.13 55,407.50
002   land with vegetation 141 867.13 50,117.50
003   non tree crops 48 27.63 1,322.50
004   cotton 1 3.00 150.00
005   irrigated cotton field (sulu penbe tarlası) 1 3.00 150.00
006   grains 47 24.63 1,172.50
007   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 2 13.00 485.00
008   fodder field (hasıllık) 44 10.63 642.50
009   fodder field (hasıllık tarla) 1 1.00 45.00
010   fields, gardens and similar 93 839.50 48,795.00
011   garden field (bağçe tarla) 1 1.00 50.00
012   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 2 2.50 125.00
013   field (tarla) 90 836.00 48,620.00
014   other land use 55 4.00 290.00
015   threshing floor (harman) 51 2.00 130.00
016   pen (mandira) 4 2.00 160.00
017   land without vegetation 1 200.00 5,000.00
018   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 200.00 5,000.00
019   barren deserted field (kıraç hali tarla) 1 200.00 5,000.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 75 122 1,178.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 5 8 88.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 5 8 88.00
004   olive trees 58 90 945.00
005   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 2 4 40.00
006   mountain olive trees (dağ zeytun eşcarı) 1 3 30.00
007   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 5 27 270.00
008   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 46 47 470.00
009   olive tree (zeytun 2) 4 9 135.00
010   fig trees 4 8 30.00
011   fig (incir) 1 1 5.00
012   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 3 7 25.00
013   Total almond trees 8 16 115.00
014   almond trees (badem eşcarı) 2 11 55.00
015   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 6 5 60.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total buildings 104 9 8,685.00
002   house (hane) 99 5 6,155.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 1 1 250.00
004   two-storey house (fevkani ve tahtani hane) 1 1 1,400.00
005   buildings for animals 4 3 30.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 4 3 30.00
007   Mills 1 1 2,500.00
008   Watermills 1 1 2,500.00
009   winter mill (kiş deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 2,500.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total animals 94 650 8,754.00
002   sheep (agnam) 3 66 528.00
003   horse (bargi̇r) 2 2 300.00
004   mare (kisrak) 1 1 250.00
005   colt (tay) 1 1 50.00
006   cow (inek) 6 2 225.00
007   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 150.00
008   mule (katir) 5 2 1,100.00
009   lame mule (topal katır) 1 1 300.00
010   goat (keçi̇) 12 74 800.00
011   ox (öküz) 42 9 1,500.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 31 3 750.00
013   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 24 495 4,301.00
014   goat and sheep (keçi ve ağnam) 24 495 4,301.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 24, 2020, 2:35 p.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: Peristerona (Lefkosias). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5479/ on 02/06/2023.
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