| Database ID | G5547 |
| Database UUID: | 07a0f326-b402-44e1-a99e-9ab4cd960d6a |
| Name: | Melanarga |
| Transcribed name: | Melanarka |
| Category: | village (karye) |
| Administrative dependency: | District of Karpasia |
| Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus |
Melanarga Μελάναργα |
| Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: | Melanagra |
| Ottoman legal status of population: | mixed |
| Total of property values by type (in kuruş): | 21,693.00 |
| Property values in kuruş and percentages by type: |
|
Lands
Trees
Buildings
Animals
7,855.0
1,320.0
6,510.0
6,008.0
36.2%
6.1%
30.0%
27.7%
|
| General statistics | |
|
District of Karpasia:
|
30.00
944.00
3.2%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
1.00
15.00
6.7%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
32.00
1,019.00
3.1%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
32.00
1,021.00
3.1%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
67.00
2,083.00
3.2%
|
|
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Karpasia:
|
728.50
39,819.56
1.8%
|
|
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Karpasia:
|
7,855.00
687,684.00
1.1%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
15.00
398.00
3.8%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
33.00
1,131.00
2.9%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
232.00
6,146.00
3.8%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
33.00
1,564.00
2.1%
|
|
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Karpasia:
|
1,320.00
42,725.00
3.1%
|
|
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Karpasia:
|
6,510.00
246,990.00
2.6%
|
|
District of Karpasia:
|
27.00
1,158.00
2.3%
|
|
Animals (number)
District of Karpasia:
|
276.00
16,790.00
1.6%
|
|
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Karpasia:
|
6,008.00
373,721.00
1.6%
|
|
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Karpasia:
|
21,693.00
1,351,120.00
1.6%
|
| Persons in this and dependant locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ottoman legal status | Location | Value (in kuruş) |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 2,090.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 2,020.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 1,570.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 808.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 605.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 100.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 931.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 1,040.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 180.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Melanarga | 910.00 |
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| Statistics per land type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land use | Records | Land area (in dönüm) | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Land (all types) | 67 | 728.50 | 7,855.00 |
| 002 land with vegetation | 30 | 259.50 | 4,455.00 |
| 003 non tree crop | 23 | 247.00 | 3,830.00 |
| 004 cotton | 14 | 234.00 | 3,510.00 |
| 005 Undefined cotton | 14 | 234.00 | 3,510.00 |
| 006 cotton field (pembe tarlasi) | 14 | 234.00 | 3,510.00 |
| 007 grains | 9 | 13.00 | 320.00 |
| 008 fodder field (hasıllık) | 9 | 13.00 | 320.00 |
| 009 fields, gardens and similar | 7 | 12.50 | 625.00 |
| 010 Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. | 7 | 12.50 | 625.00 |
| 011 mulberry crops | 6 | 10.00 | 500.00 |
| 012 mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) | 5 | 6.50 | 325.00 |
| 013 mulberry garden with well (dolaplı dut bağçesi) | 1 | 3.50 | 175.00 |
| 014 Gardens, irrigation not specified | 1 | 2.50 | 125.00 |
| 015 garden (bağçe) | 1 | 2.50 | 125.00 |
| 016 other land use | 15 | 12.00 | 1,140.00 |
| 017 threshing floor (harman) | 12 | 12.00 | 240.00 |
| 018 running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) | 3 | 0.00 | 900.00 |
| 019 Uncultivated lands | 22 | 457.00 | 2,260.00 |
| 020 Fallow lands | 22 | 457.00 | 2,260.00 |
| 021 barren field (kiraç tarla) | 22 | 457.00 | 2,260.00 |
| Statistics per tree type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Tree (all types) | 15 | 232 | 1,320.00 |
| 002 Μulberry tree (all types) | 1 | 15 | 75.00 |
| 003 mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) | 1 | 15 | 75.00 |
| 004 olive tree (all types) | 14 | 217 | 1,245.00 |
| 005 mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) | 14 | 217 | 1,245.00 |
| Statistics per building type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building use | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Building (all types) | 33 | 33 | 6,510.00 |
| 002 house (hane) | 29 | 29 | 5,480.00 |
| 003 agricultural buildings | 1 | 1 | 80.00 |
| 004 pen (mandıra) | 1 | 1 | 80.00 |
| 005 Mills | 3 | 3 | 950.00 |
| 006 Watermills | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| 007 ruined mill (harab değirmen) | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| 008 horse mill (at deği̇rmeni̇) | 2 | 2 | 800.00 |
| Statistics per animal type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Animal (all types) | 27 | 276 | 6,008.00 |
| 002 Sheep and goats | 9 | 251 | 2,008.00 |
| 003 sheep (agnam) | 9 | 251 | 2,008.00 |
| 004 Bovidae | 15 | 22 | 3,400.00 |
| 005 cow (inek) | 6 | 12 | 1,100.00 |
| 006 Oxen | 9 | 10 | 2,300.00 |
| 007 pair of oxen (çift öküz) | 7 | 7 | 1,800.00 |
| 008 ox (öküz) | 2 | 3 | 500.00 |
| 009 Equidae | 3 | 3 | 600.00 |
| 010 horse (bargi̇r) | 3 | 3 | 600.00 |
| 011 mare (kisrak) | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
This record was last edited on: May 27, 2021, 8:32 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:
Melanarga.
Retrieved from:
https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5547/
on
13/11/2025.