Database ID G5511
Database UUID: 172d385a-7a7c-441e-8220-83786f1e06ec
Name: Egkomi (Ammochostou)
Transcribed name: Enkomi
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Famagusta
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Egkomi (Ammochostou)
Έγκωμη (Αμμοχώστου)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Enkomi
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 46,905.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
31,705.0 100.0 5,465.0 9,635.0
67.6% 0.2% 11.7% 20.5%
General statistics
District of Famagusta:
26.00
573.00
4.5%
District of Famagusta:
1.00
10.00
10.0%
District of Famagusta:
27.00
625.00
4.3%
District of Famagusta:
28.00
626.00
4.5%
District of Famagusta:
47.00
1,157.00
4.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Famagusta:
459.00
17,296.26
2.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
31,705.00
637,701.50
5.0%
District of Famagusta:
1.00
28.00
3.6%
District of Famagusta:
24.00
554.00
4.3%
District of Famagusta:
10.00
142.00
7.0%
District of Famagusta:
35.00
710.00
4.9%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
100.00
1,456.00
6.9%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
5,465.00
146,640.00
3.7%
District of Famagusta:
21.00
498.00
4.2%
Animals (number)
District of Famagusta:
725.00
6,344.00
11.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
9,635.00
152,291.00
6.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
46,905.00
938,088.50
5.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Meniko son of Meniko Zımmi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 4,045.00
Panayi son of Acı Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 4,975.00
Solomo son of İpkieri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 1,300.00
Yanni son of Pavli
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 5,770.00
Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 80.00
Dimitri Zımmi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 1,250.00
Avram son of Mihail
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 1,625.00
İstinu Nasrani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 285.00
Markaru Nasrani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 60.00
Vasili son of Acı Yorgi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Egkomi (Ammochostou) 5,545.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 47 459.00 31,705.00
002   land with vegetation 31 219.00 23,965.00
003   non tree crop 16 168.00 10,315.00
004   cotton 12 122.00 9,175.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 2 7.00 550.00
006   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 2 7.00 550.00
007   Undefined cotton 10 115.00 8,625.00
008   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 10 115.00 8,625.00
009   grains 4 46.00 1,140.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 3 44.00 1,100.00
011   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 2.00 40.00
012   fields, gardens and similar 15 51.00 13,650.00
013   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 3 26.00 5,200.00
014   mulberry crops 2 20.00 4,000.00
015   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi ma dolab) 1 12.00 2,400.00
016   irrigated mulberry garden with well (sulu dolablı dut bağçesi) 1 8.00 1,600.00
017   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 6.00 1,200.00
018   garden (bağçe) 1 6.00 1,200.00
019   Fields 12 25.00 8,450.00
020   Fields, irrigation not specified 12 25.00 8,450.00
021   madder field (boya tarlasi) 11 17.00 8,250.00
022   field (tarla) 1 8.00 200.00
023   other land use 4 4.00 90.00
024   threshing floor (harman) 4 4.00 90.00
025   threshing floor (harman yeri) 2 2.00 50.00
026   Uncultivated lands 12 236.00 7,650.00
027   Fallow lands 12 236.00 7,650.00
028   barren field (kiraç tarla) 11 216.00 6,650.00
029   barren garden (kıraç bağçe) 1 20.00 1,000.00
030   barren garden (kıraç bağçe tarlası) 1 20.00 1,000.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 1 10 100.00
002   olive tree (all types) 1 10 100.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 10 100.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 24 35 5,465.00
002   house (hane) 22 22 5,400.00
003   building for animals 2 13 65.00
004   beehive (ari kovani) 2 13 65.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 21 725 9,635.00
002   Sheep and goats 6 680 5,440.00
003   sheep (agnam) 6 680 5,440.00
004   Bovidae 14 41 2,195.00
005   cow (inek) 9 36 1,370.00
006   cow with calf (inek ma dana) 7 35 1,215.00
007   young bull (tosun) 1 1 80.00
008   Oxen 5 5 825.00
009   ox (öküz) 5 5 825.00
010   Equidae 1 4 2,000.00
011   mule (katir) 1 4 2,000.00
This record was last edited on: Jan. 20, 2020, 10:27 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: Egkomi (Ammochostou). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5511/ on 17/11/2025.
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