Name: Askas
Transcribed name: Aska
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Askas
Ασκάς
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Askas
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Subdistrict of Morphou
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 5,248.00
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
3,870.0 235.0 900.0 243.0
73.7% 4.5% 17.1% 4.6%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subdistrict of Morphou:
15.00
1,278.00
1.2%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
1.00
42.00
2.4%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
16.00
1,461.00
1.1%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
1.00
84.00
1.2%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
41.00
2,600.00
1.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
74.75
24,005.54
0.3%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
3,870.00
661,438.50
0.6%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
32.00
1,137.00
2.8%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
17.00
1,628.00
1.0%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
19.00
2,176.00
0.9%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
1.00
337.00
0.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
235.00
31,096.00
0.8%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
900.00
176,755.00
0.5%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
11.00
1,158.00
0.9%
Animals (number)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
22.00
9,643.00
0.2%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
243.00
112,902.00
0.2%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
5,248.00
972,741.50
0.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Yani son of Acı Anastas
Askas 1,960.00
Daughter of father Kostanti
Askas 1,276.00
Father Kostanti
Askas 0.00
Haralambo son of Hristofi
Askas 400.00
Yorgi son of Marko
Askas 1,192.00
Yorgi son of Yani
Askas 765.00
Petri son of Yorgi
Askas 345.00
Yorgi son of father Marko
Askas 1,124.00
Todoro son of Yani
Askas 436.00
Kiryako son of Yani
Askas 690.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 41 80.50 4,425.00
002   land with vegetation 41 80.50 4,425.00
003   tree crops 2 1.25 210.00
004   mulberry crops 1 0.25 10.00
005   garden with mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut bağçesi) 1 0.25 10.00
006   hazelnut tree crops 1 1.00 200.00
007   hazelnut garden (fındık bağçesi) 1 1.00 200.00
008   non tree crops 34 77.75 3,845.00
009   vegetables 6 3.00 600.00
010   cultivated garden (mamur bağçe) 6 3.00 600.00
011   vineyard 22 73.00 3,185.00
012   vineyard (bağ) 22 73.00 3,185.00
013   grains 6 1.75 60.00
014   fodder field (hasıllık) 6 1.75 60.00
015   fields, gardens and similar 5 1.50 370.00
016   garden (bağçe) 1 1.00 200.00
017   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 4 0.50 170.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 32 39 320.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 2 3 15.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 2 3 15.00
004   olive trees 11 14 140.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 11 14 140.00
006   Total almond trees 8 11 55.00
007   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 8 11 55.00
008   walnut treeσ 11 11 110.00
009   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 11 11 110.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total buildings 17 3 1,400.00
002   house (hane) 14 1 400.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 250.00
004   grape must press (şırahane mengenesi) 1 1 250.00
005   part of building 2 1 750.00
006   room 2 1 750.00
007   grape must press (şirahâne) 2 1 750.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total animals 11 22 243.00
002   cow (inek) 4 1 75.00
003   goat (keçi̇) 7 21 168.00
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: Askas. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5487/ on 02/06/2023.
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