Database ID G5504
Database UUID: f72cac8b-31a3-4068-9d8d-5344ee645cce
Name: District of Famagusta
Transcribed name: Kaza-ı Mağusa
Category: district (kaza)
Administrative dependency: Subprovince of Cyprus
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 938,088.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
637,701.5 1,456.0 146,640.0 152,291.0
68.0% 0.2% 15.6% 16.2%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
District of Famagusta (This record) 18,010 1.92%
Trapeza Trapeza 3,239 0.35%
Agios Sergios Aya Sergi 113,350 12.08%
Deryneia Derinya 77,860 8.30%
Egkomi (Ammochostou) Enkomi 46,905 5.00%
Frenaros Fenaro 21,050 2.24%
Acheritou Gügercinlik 100,093 10.67%
Limnia Limya 162,807 17.36%
Paralimni Paralim 71,890 7.66%
Famagusta Famagusta town 0 0.00%
Famagusta citadel Magusa 322,885 34.42%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subprovince of Cyprus:
573.00
20,053.00
2.9%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
10.00
464.00
2.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
625.00
24,940.00
2.5%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
626.00
25,232.00
2.5%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
1,157.00
40,177.00
2.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
17,296.26
580,135.86
3.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
637,701.50
10,418,410.18
6.1%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
28.00
16,464.00
0.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
554.00
24,826.00
2.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
142.00
197,832.00
0.1%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
710.00
26,833.00
2.6%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
1,456.00
2,426,426.00
0.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
146,640.00
5,966,419.50
2.5%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
498.00
16,552.00
3.0%
Animals (number)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
6,344.00
212,007.00
3.0%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
152,291.00
4,485,808.00
3.4%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
938,088.50
23,300,578.68
4.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Bannerbearer of the military commander of Famagusta İsma'il Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 4,160.00
Ahmed son of Abdurrahman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 10,595.00
Molla (religious teacher) Kara Hasan son of Abdurrahman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 10,917.00
Hasan son of Zaim Mehmed Ağa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 3,930.00
Raşid Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 2,930.00
Emir Hüseyin son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 5,170.00
Rüstem son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 1,120.00
Bombardier sergeant Hüseyin son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 300.00
Ahmed son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 685.00
Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Famagusta citadel 1,555.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 1,157 17,296.26 637,701.50
002   land with vegetation 789 8,717.76 527,096.50
003   non tree crop 297 4,755.00 165,284.00
004   cotton 221 2,592.50 139,509.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 16 105.00 7,965.00
006   cotton field with waterwheel well (dolap kuyusuyla pembe tarlası) 1 6.00 420.00
007   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 15 99.00 7,545.00
008   Undefined cotton 205 2,487.50 131,544.00
009   cotton field (pembe) 1 2.00 200.00
010   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 204 2,485.50 131,344.00
011   vineyard 4 13.00 455.00
012   vineyard (bağ yeri) 1 4.00 200.00
013   vineyard (bağ) 3 9.00 255.00
014   grains 72 2,149.50 25,320.00
015   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 21 2,017.00 22,480.00
016   fodder field (hasıllık) 50 132.50 2,840.00
017   çiftlik hasıllık 1 0.00 0.00
018   fields, gardens and similar 492 3,962.76 361,812.50
019   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 137 756.50 89,070.00
020   mulberry crops 40 250.50 41,000.00
021   irrigated mulberry garden (sulu dut bağçesi) 1 3.00 500.00
022   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi ma dolab) 3 24.00 4,800.00
023   irrigated mulberry garden with well (sulu dolablı dut bağçesi) 9 49.00 9,200.00
024   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi maa dolap) 1 6.00 1,200.00
025   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 6 63.00 5,800.00
026   mulberry garden with well (dolaplı dut bağçesi) 13 78.50 10,300.00
027   mulberry garden with well and fruit trees (meyveli ve dolaplı dut bağçesi) 1 5.00 4,000.00
028   fruit-bearing mulberry garden with well (dolaplı meyveli dut bağçesi) 1 2.00 1,200.00
029   fruit-bearing mulberry garden (meyveli dut bağçesi) 5 20.00 4,000.00
030   Orchards 5 23.00 5,550.00
031   orchard field (bostan tarlasi) 5 23.00 5,550.00
032   Gardens, irrigation not specified 54 343.50 20,165.00
033   garden interior (derun-ı bağçe) 5 57.00 2,850.00
034   ruined garden (harab bağçe) 8 53.00 2,725.00
035   garden (bağçe) 34 178.50 11,895.00
036   garden with waterwheel and fruits (dolaplı meyveli bahçesi) 1 4.00 800.00
037   garden lot (bağçe yeri) 6 51.00 1,895.00
038   Gardens, irrigated 19 104.00 19,700.00
039   thriving garden with waterwheel (dolaplı mamur bağçe) 7 45.00 9,000.00
040   garden with waterwheel (dolaplı bağçe) 5 18.00 3,600.00
041   garden with fruits and waterwheel (meyveli ve dolaplı bağçe) 5 23.00 4,600.00
042   thriving garden with fruit-bearing trees, waterwheel well and a one-room house (mamur bağçe eşcar-ı müşmireli ve dolap kuyusu ve bir bab hanesiyle) 1 8.00 1,500.00
043   garden with fruit-bearing trees and waterwheel (eşcar-ı müşmireli dolab kuyusu ile bağçe) 1 10.00 1,000.00
044   Fields 353 3,201.26 272,392.50
045   Fields, irrigation not specified 348 3,125.26 268,037.50
046   artichoke field (engi̇nar tarlasi) 1 1.00 50.00
047   madder field (boya tarlasi) 303 482.76 199,812.50
048   thriving madder field (mamur boya tarlası) 8 16.50 11,600.00
049   garden field (bağçe tarla) 1 2.00 150.00
050   field (tarla) 33 2,076.00 16,615.00
051   private field (hassa tarla) 2 547.00 39,810.00
052   Irrigated fields 5 76.00 4,355.00
053   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 5 76.00 4,355.00
054   other land use 78 81.00 2,645.00
055   threshing floor (harman) 78 81.00 2,645.00
056   threshing floor (harman yeri) 16 17.00 350.00
057   Uncultivated lands 290 8,497.50 107,960.00
058   Fallow lands 261 8,241.50 95,905.00
059   barren field (kiraç tarla) 259 8,213.50 94,505.00
060   barren field (kiraç tarlası) 3 38.00 535.00
061   barren garden (kıraç bağçe) 2 28.00 1,400.00
062   barren garden (kıraç bağçe tarlası) 1 20.00 1,000.00
063   Deserted lands 3 26.00 300.00
064   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 1 5.00 50.00
065   deserted garden (hâli̇ bağçe) 1 1.00 50.00
066   deserted field (hâli tarla) 1 20.00 200.00
067   Destroyed lands 26 230.00 11,755.00
068   deserted garden (viran bağçe) 25 222.00 10,855.00
069   devastated garden with water pump well (viran bağçe ma dolap kuyusu) 1 8.00 900.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 28 142 1,456.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 3 6.00
003   mulberry trees (dut) 1 3 6.00
004   olive tree (all types) 26 137 1,430.00
005   plateau olive trees (ova zeytini eşcarı) 1 1 10.00
006   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 22 131 1,340.00
007   olive tree (zeytun 2) 2 3 60.00
008   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 1 2 20.00
009   carob trees 1 2 20.00
010   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 1 2 20.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 554 710 146,640.00
002   house (hane) 491 491 125,950.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 9 9 2,310.00
004   ruined house (harab hane) 4 4 2,775.00
005   house inside garden (derun-ı bağçede hane) 6 6 3,300.00
006   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 11 24 6,150.00
007   barber shop (berber dükkani) 1 1 250.00
008   grocery (bakkal dükkani) 2 2 800.00
009   bakery (etmekci̇ dükkani) 1 1 500.00
010   ruined shop/warehouse (harab dükkan) 1 8 1,600.00
011   coffee house (kahve dükkani) 4 8 2,400.00
012   coffee house (kahve hane) 1 1 150.00
013   shops (dekakin) 1 3 300.00
014   agricultural buildings 10 10 1,010.00
015   pen (mandıra) 10 10 1,010.00
016   part of building 3 3 2,800.00
017   room 2 2 1,400.00
018   grape must press (şirahâne) 2 2 1,400.00
019   monastery room complex or single-room house (oda) 1 1 1,400.00
020   building for animals 22 166 1,330.00
021   beehive (ari kovani) 21 165 1,230.00
022   stable (ahir) 1 1 100.00
023   workshop (kâr hane) 2 2 700.00
024   auxilliary structures 1 0 350.00
025   running water (ma-yı cari) 1 0 350.00
026   Mills 14 14 8,350.00
027   windmill (yel deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 2,400.00
028   Watermills 5 5 2,250.00
029   mill (probably watermill, deduced from value) (değirmen) 5 5 2,250.00
030   horse mill (at deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 1,100.00
031   mill (deği̇rmen) 5 5 2,600.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 498 6,344 152,291.00
002   camel (deve) 12 29 9,450.00
003   camel with colts (deve ma deverem) 1 4 1,600.00
004   camel colts (deverem) 1 7 650.00
005   Sheep and goats 98 5,733 46,966.00
006   sheep (agnam) 96 5,480 44,942.00
007   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 2 253 2,024.00
008   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 220 1,760.00
009   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 33 264.00
010   Bovidae 262 423 54,885.00
011   cow (inek) 112 237 16,610.00
012   calf (dana) 11 19 1,020.00
013   suckling calf (buzaği) 7 14 770.00
014   cow with calf (inek ma buzaği) 8 22 1,420.00
015   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 1 3 250.00
016   cow with calf (inek ma dana) 48 135 9,305.00
017   young bull (tosun) 4 4 340.00
018   Oxen 150 186 38,275.00
019   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 87 96 24,675.00
020   ox (öküz) 63 90 13,600.00
021   Equidae 126 159 40,990.00
022   horse (bargi̇r) 26 28 4,250.00
023   mare (kisrak) 11 13 2,000.00
024   mare with colt (kisrak ma tay) 1 2 250.00
025   mare and colt (kisrak ve tay) 1 2 400.00
026   old mare (koca kısrak) 1 1 150.00
027   colt (tay) 1 1 100.00
028   mule (katir) 100 131 36,740.00
029   well mule (dolab katırı) 3 6 1,800.00
This record was last edited on: Sept. 13, 2021, 8 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: District of Famagusta. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5504/ on 09/02/2026.
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