Name: Orounta
Transcribed name: Orunda
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Orounta
Ορούντα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Orounta
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Subdistrict of Morphou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 42,764.00
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
29,330.0 1,605.0 9,190.0 2,914.0
68.6% 3.8% 21.5% 6.8%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Orounta (This record) 34,594 80.90%
Agios Nikolaos Monastery Aya Nikola Manastırı 8,170 19.10%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subdistrict of Morphou:
41.00
1,278.00
3.2%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
2.00
42.00
4.8%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
50.00
1,461.00
3.4%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
4.00
84.00
4.8%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
63.00
2,600.00
2.4%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
909.00
24,005.54
3.8%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
29,330.00
661,438.50
4.4%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
25.00
1,137.00
2.2%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
52.00
1,628.00
3.2%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
90.00
2,176.00
4.1%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
7.00
337.00
2.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
1,605.00
31,096.00
5.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
9,190.00
176,755.00
5.2%
Subdistrict of Morphou:
56.00
1,158.00
4.8%
Animals (number)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
238.00
9,643.00
2.5%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
2,914.00
112,902.00
2.6%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Morphou:
42,764.00
972,741.50
4.4%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Gavril son of Lu'izo
Orounta 1,588.00
Imam Hacı Yusuf Efendi son of Mehmed
Orounta 5,248.00
Wife of molla (religious teacher) Mehmed son of Hacı Yusuf Efendi
Orounta 490.00
Molla (religious teacher) Mehmed son of Hacı Yusuf Efendi
Orounta 0.00
Emir Ahmed son of Emir Ali
Orounta 2,950.00
Wife of Emir Ahmed son of Emir Ali
Orounta 160.00
Son of Emir Ahmed son of Emir Ali
Orounta 450.00
Emir Mustafa son of Emir Ahmed
Orounta 1,745.00
Wife of Emir Mustafa son of Emir Ahmed
Orounta 80.00
Emir Hüseyin son of Emir Mehmed
Orounta 1,265.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 63 1,011.00 30,330.00
002   land with vegetation 38 1,007.00 30,230.00
003   non tree crops 2 101.00 1,030.00
004   vineyard 1 1.00 30.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 1 1.00 30.00
006   grains 1 100.00 1,000.00
007   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 100.00 1,000.00
008   fields, gardens and similar 36 906.00 29,200.00
009   field (tarla) 34 702.00 27,800.00
010   deserted field (hâli tarla) 1 200.00 1,000.00
011   cultivated garden with running water (mamur bağçe ma-yı cari) 1 4.00 400.00
012   other land use 25 4.00 100.00
013   threshing floor (harman) 24 3.00 60.00
014   pen (mandira) 1 1.00 40.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 25 102 1,715.00
002   olive tree (all types) 24 101 1,710.00
003   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 1 3 30.00
004   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 19 90 1,600.00
005   olive tree (zeytun 2) 4 8 80.00
006   fig trees 1 1 5.00
007   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 1 1 5.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 52 14 9,540.00
002   house (hane) 41 2 4,995.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 80.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 80.00
005   buildings for animals 2 6 15.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 2 6 15.00
007   Mills 8 5 4,450.00
008   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 5 2 600.00
009   Watermills 3 3 3,850.00
010   winter watermill (kış su değirmeni) 1 1 2,500.00
011   winter mill (kiş deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 1,250.00
012   ruined winter mill (kış değirmeni-i harab) 1 1 100.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 56 261 4,124.00
002   sheep (agnam) 2 21 168.00
003   cow (inek) 10 4 325.00
004   mule (katir) 2 1 250.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 7 45 576.00
006   ox (öküz) 21 5 1,125.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 10 2 500.00
008   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 14 185 1,680.00
009   goat and sheep (keçi ve ağnam) 13 160 1,480.00
010   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 25 200.00
This record was last edited on: May 16, 2021, 10:13 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: Orounta. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5491/ on 03/06/2023.
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