Database ID G5506
Database UUID: cdb055fd-7ae5-4fcf-8088-7d960033cbf8
Name: Varosi
Transcribed name: Varoş
Category: town (nefs)
Administrative dependency: Famagusta citadel
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Varosi
Βαρώσι
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Varosha
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 252,340.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
175,420.0 130.0 46,730.0 30,060.0
69.5% 0.1% 18.5% 11.9%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Varosi (This record) 228,320 90.48%
Agios Ioannis Varos Aya Yani 13,770 5.46%
Agios Loukas Monastery Aya Luka Manastırı 7,900 3.13%
Agios Ioannis Monastery Aya Yanni Manastırı 2,350 0.93%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Famagusta citadel:
183.00
253.00
72.3%
Famagusta citadel:
6.00
6.00
100.0%
Famagusta citadel:
201.00
276.00
72.8%
Famagusta citadel:
201.00
276.00
72.8%
Famagusta citadel:
288.00
393.00
73.3%
Land (area in dönüm)
Famagusta citadel:
4,011.13
4,766.63
84.2%
Land (value in kuruş)
Famagusta citadel:
175,420.00
214,335.00
81.8%
Famagusta citadel:
5.00
5.00
100.0%
Famagusta citadel:
183.00
198.00
92.4%
Famagusta citadel:
10.00
10.00
100.0%
Famagusta citadel:
209.00
224.00
93.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Famagusta citadel:
130.00
130.00
100.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Famagusta citadel:
46,730.00
52,175.00
89.6%
Famagusta citadel:
96.00
184.00
52.2%
Animals (number)
Famagusta citadel:
305.00
676.00
45.1%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Famagusta citadel:
30,060.00
56,245.00
53.4%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Famagusta citadel:
252,340.00
322,885.00
78.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Kostanti son of Andoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 2,340.00
Lu'izi son of Mihail
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 4,415.00
Miha'il son of Acı Andoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 3,090.00
Marko son of Lu'izi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 2,390.00
Luka son of Maro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 2,590.00
Mavrudi son of Acı İbraşimi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 5,800.00
Nikolo son of Acı İbraşimi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 6,270.00
Pavlo son of Acı Yorgi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 3,240.00
Meniko son of Miha'il
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 4,390.00
Daughter of Acı Haralambo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Varosi 1,320.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 288 4,011.13 175,420.00
002   land with vegetation 234 2,824.63 154,065.00
003   non tree crop 45 582.50 8,650.00
004   cotton 13 118.00 4,800.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 2 8.00 400.00
006   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 2 8.00 400.00
007   Undefined cotton 11 110.00 4,400.00
008   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 11 110.00 4,400.00
009   grains 32 464.50 3,850.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 3 380.00 2,150.00
011   fodder field (hasıllık) 28 84.50 1,700.00
012   çiftlik hasıllık 1 0.00 0.00
013   fields, gardens and similar 189 2,242.13 145,415.00
014   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 81 504.00 55,425.00
015   mulberry crops 31 197.50 27,500.00
016   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi ma dolab) 2 12.00 2,400.00
017   irrigated mulberry garden with well (sulu dolablı dut bağçesi) 4 22.00 3,800.00
018   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 6 63.00 5,800.00
019   mulberry garden with well (dolaplı dut bağçesi) 13 78.50 10,300.00
020   fruit-bearing mulberry garden with well (dolaplı meyveli dut bağçesi) 1 2.00 1,200.00
021   fruit-bearing mulberry garden (meyveli dut bağçesi) 5 20.00 4,000.00
022   Orchards 1 2.00 200.00
023   orchard field (bostan tarlasi) 1 2.00 200.00
024   Gardens, irrigation not specified 22 186.00 8,345.00
025   ruined garden (harab bağçe) 2 14.00 700.00
026   garden (bağçe) 15 130.00 5,795.00
027   garden lot (bağçe yeri) 5 42.00 1,850.00
028   Gardens, irrigated 16 89.00 17,700.00
029   thriving garden with waterwheel (dolaplı mamur bağçe) 7 45.00 9,000.00
030   garden with waterwheel (dolaplı bağçe) 5 18.00 3,600.00
031   garden with fruits and waterwheel (meyveli ve dolaplı bağçe) 3 18.00 3,600.00
032   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
033   Fields 107 1,734.13 89,790.00
034   Fields, irrigation not specified 107 1,734.13 89,790.00
035   madder field (boya tarlasi) 97 154.63 70,375.00
036   thriving madder field (mamur boya tarlası) 8 16.50 11,600.00
037   field (tarla) 2 1,563.00 7,815.00
038   other land use 8 8.00 620.00
039   threshing floor (harman) 8 8.00 620.00
040   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 20.00
041   Uncultivated lands 46 1,178.50 20,735.00
042   Fallow lands 30 993.50 10,785.00
043   barren field (kiraç tarla) 30 993.50 10,785.00
044   barren field (kiraç tarlası) 1 3.00 60.00
045   Destroyed lands 16 185.00 9,950.00
046   deserted garden (viran bağçe) 15 177.00 9,050.00
047   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) 5 10 130.00
002   olive tree (all types) 5 10 130.00
003   plateau olive trees (ova zeytini eşcarı) 1 1 10.00
004   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 3 9 90.00
005   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 0 30.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 183 209 46,730.00
002   house (hane) 157 157 35,325.00
003   ruined house (harab hane) 1 1 25.00
004   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 5 7 2,150.00
005   barber shop (berber dükkani) 1 1 250.00
006   grocery (bakkal dükkani) 1 1 600.00
007   bakery (etmekci̇ dükkani) 1 1 500.00
008   coffee house (kahve dükkani) 1 1 500.00
009   shops (dekakin) 1 3 300.00
010   part of building 3 3 2,800.00
011   room 2 2 1,400.00
012   grape must press (şirahâne) 2 2 1,400.00
013   monastery room complex or single-room house (oda) 1 1 1,400.00
014   building for animals 8 32 155.00
015   beehive (ari kovani) 8 32 155.00
016   workshop (kâr hane) 2 2 700.00
017   Mills 8 8 5,600.00
018   windmill (yel deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 2,400.00
019   Watermills 3 3 1,400.00
020   mill (probably watermill, deduced from value) (değirmen) 3 3 1,400.00
021   horse mill (at deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 600.00
022   mill (deği̇rmen) 2 2 1,200.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 96 305 30,060.00
002   Sheep and goats 5 161 1,300.00
003   sheep (agnam) 5 161 1,300.00
004   Bovidae 36 63 7,120.00
005   cow (inek) 20 46 3,195.00
006   calf (dana) 5 9 520.00
007   suckling calf (buzaği) 4 7 420.00
008   cow with calf (inek ma buzaği) 1 2 150.00
009   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 1 3 250.00
010   cow with calf (inek ma dana) 6 19 1,250.00
011   Oxen 16 17 3,925.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 9 9 2,500.00
013   ox (öküz) 7 8 1,425.00
014   Equidae 55 81 21,640.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 5 5 750.00
016   mare (kisrak) 3 3 450.00
017   mule (katir) 50 76 20,890.00
018   well mule (dolab katırı) 1 3 900.00
This record was last edited on: Aug. 10, 2023, 5:49 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: Varosi. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5506/ on 10/02/2026.
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