| Database ID | G5512 |
| Database UUID: | 30324b59-1b5f-470f-a0be-ea84e115c5e4 |
| Name: | Limnia |
| Transcribed name: | Limya |
| Category: | village (karye) |
| Administrative dependency: | District of Famagusta |
| Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus |
Limnia Λιμνιά (τα) |
| Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: | Limnia |
| Ottoman legal status of population: | mixed |
| Total of property values by type (in kuruş): | 162,806.50 |
| Property values in kuruş and percentages by type: |
|
Lands
Trees
Buildings
Animals
112,282.5
350.0
25,510.0
24,664.0
69.0%
0.2%
15.7%
15.1%
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| General statistics | |
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District of Famagusta:
|
66.00
573.00
11.5%
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District of Famagusta:
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0.00
10.00
0.0%
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District of Famagusta:
|
70.00
625.00
11.2%
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District of Famagusta:
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70.00
626.00
11.2%
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District of Famagusta:
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195.00
1,157.00
16.9%
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Land (area in dönüm)
District of Famagusta:
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3,588.00
17,296.26
20.7%
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Land (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
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112,282.50
637,701.50
17.6%
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District of Famagusta:
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4.00
28.00
14.3%
|
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District of Famagusta:
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76.00
554.00
13.7%
|
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District of Famagusta:
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34.00
142.00
23.9%
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District of Famagusta:
|
75.00
710.00
10.6%
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Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
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350.00
1,456.00
24.0%
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Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
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25,510.00
146,640.00
17.4%
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District of Famagusta:
|
77.00
498.00
15.5%
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Animals (number)
District of Famagusta:
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1,361.00
6,344.00
21.5%
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Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
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24,664.00
152,291.00
16.2%
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Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Famagusta:
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162,806.50
938,088.50
17.4%
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| Persons in this and dependant locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ottoman legal status | Location | Value (in kuruş) |
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muslim (ehl-i islam) | Limnia | 7,950.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 4,350.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 970.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 3,510.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 1,300.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 4,637.50 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 1,270.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 2,150.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 3,294.00 |
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non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Limnia | 525.00 |
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| Statistics per land type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land use | Records | Land area (in dönüm) | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Land (all types) | 195 | 3,588.00 | 112,282.50 |
| 002 land with vegetation | 115 | 1,707.00 | 89,927.50 |
| 003 non tree crop | 68 | 1,257.50 | 58,172.50 |
| 004 cotton | 62 | 927.00 | 54,430.00 |
| 005 Water-related cotton properties | 9 | 76.00 | 6,195.00 |
| 006 abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) | 9 | 76.00 | 6,195.00 |
| 007 Undefined cotton | 53 | 851.00 | 48,235.00 |
| 008 cotton field (pembe tarlasi) | 53 | 851.00 | 48,235.00 |
| 009 vineyard | 2 | 8.00 | 230.00 |
| 010 vineyard (bağ) | 2 | 8.00 | 230.00 |
| 011 grains | 4 | 322.50 | 3,512.50 |
| 012 grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) | 3 | 320.00 | 3,450.00 |
| 013 fodder field (hasıllık) | 1 | 2.50 | 62.50 |
| 014 fields, gardens and similar | 47 | 449.50 | 31,755.00 |
| 015 Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. | 2 | 16.00 | 700.00 |
| 016 Orchards | 1 | 12.00 | 600.00 |
| 017 orchard field (bostan tarlasi) | 1 | 12.00 | 600.00 |
| 018 Gardens, irrigation not specified | 1 | 4.00 | 100.00 |
| 019 garden (bağçe) | 1 | 4.00 | 100.00 |
| 020 Fields | 44 | 432.50 | 30,905.00 |
| 021 Fields, irrigation not specified | 39 | 356.50 | 26,550.00 |
| 022 madder field (boya tarlasi) | 22 | 54.50 | 20,350.00 |
| 023 garden field (bağçe tarla) | 1 | 2.00 | 150.00 |
| 024 field (tarla) | 15 | 273.00 | 5,240.00 |
| 025 private field (hassa tarla) | 1 | 27.00 | 810.00 |
| 026 Irrigated fields | 5 | 76.00 | 4,355.00 |
| 027 irrigated field (su basar tarla) | 5 | 76.00 | 4,355.00 |
| 028 other land use | 29 | 30.00 | 600.00 |
| 029 threshing floor (harman) | 29 | 30.00 | 600.00 |
| 030 threshing floor (harman yeri) | 10 | 11.00 | 220.00 |
| 031 Uncultivated lands | 51 | 1,851.00 | 21,755.00 |
| 032 Fallow lands | 50 | 1,845.00 | 21,575.00 |
| 033 barren field (kiraç tarla) | 50 | 1,845.00 | 21,575.00 |
| 034 Destroyed lands | 1 | 6.00 | 180.00 |
| 035 deserted garden (viran bağçe) | 1 | 6.00 | 180.00 |
| Statistics per tree type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Tree (all types) | 4 | 34 | 350.00 |
| 002 olive tree (all types) | 4 | 34 | 350.00 |
| 003 olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) | 4 | 34 | 350.00 |
| Statistics per building type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building use | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Building (all types) | 76 | 75 | 25,510.00 |
| 002 house (hane) | 69 | 69 | 23,680.00 |
| 003 other house (diğer hane) | 1 | 1 | 500.00 |
| 004 ruined house (harab hane) | 2 | 2 | 250.00 |
| 005 agricultural buildings | 3 | 3 | 280.00 |
| 006 pen (mandıra) | 3 | 3 | 280.00 |
| 007 building for animals | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 008 stable (ahir) | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 009 auxilliary structures | 1 | 0 | 350.00 |
| 010 running water (ma-yı cari) | 1 | 0 | 350.00 |
| 011 Mills | 2 | 2 | 1,100.00 |
| 012 Watermills | 1 | 1 | 600.00 |
| 013 mill (probably watermill, deduced from value) (değirmen) | 1 | 1 | 600.00 |
| 014 horse mill (at deği̇rmeni̇) | 1 | 1 | 500.00 |
| Statistics per animal type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Animal (all types) | 77 | 1,361 | 24,664.00 |
| 002 Sheep and goats | 21 | 1,273 | 10,104.00 |
| 003 sheep (agnam) | 21 | 1,273 | 10,104.00 |
| 004 Bovidae | 50 | 81 | 12,060.00 |
| 005 cow (inek) | 16 | 33 | 2,215.00 |
| 006 cow with calf (inek ma dana) | 13 | 30 | 1,990.00 |
| 007 Oxen | 34 | 48 | 9,845.00 |
| 008 pair of oxen (çift öküz) | 24 | 27 | 7,025.00 |
| 009 ox (öküz) | 10 | 21 | 2,820.00 |
| 010 Equidae | 6 | 7 | 2,500.00 |
| 011 horse (bargi̇r) | 3 | 3 | 500.00 |
| 012 mare (kisrak) | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| 013 mule (katir) | 3 | 4 | 2,000.00 |
This record was last edited on: May 16, 2021, 11:20 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:
Limnia.
Retrieved from:
https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5512/
on
14/12/2025.