Database ID G5571
Database UUID: 0d45257e-6e8a-4474-900a-25fee6413af8
Name: Dromolaxia-Meneou
Transcribed name: Mor Menekşe
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Dromolaxia
∆ρομολαξιά
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Dromolakxia Mor Menekshe
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 35,340.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
16,135.0 280.0 8,415.0 10,510.0
45.7% 0.8% 23.8% 29.7%
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
43.00
2,611.00
1.6%
District of Larnaka:
0.00
36.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
62.00
3,912.00
1.6%
District of Larnaka:
64.00
4,034.00
1.6%
District of Larnaka:
43.00
3,304.00
1.3%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
3,061.00
89,866.01
3.4%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
16,135.00
1,111,376.00
1.5%
District of Larnaka:
3.00
2,585.00
0.1%
District of Larnaka:
49.00
3,328.00
1.5%
District of Larnaka:
11.00
71,481.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
48.00
4,456.00
1.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
280.00
989,739.00
0.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
8,415.00
1,647,365.50
0.5%
District of Larnaka:
33.00
1,730.00
1.9%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
601.00
21,270.00
2.8%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
10,510.00
523,634.00
2.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
35,340.00
4,272,914.50
0.8%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Wife of Hacı Bekir son of Mustafa Beg
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 710.00
Hacı Bekir son of Mustafa Beg
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 3,150.00
Cemali son of Beşir
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 2,500.00
Wife of Cemali son of Beşir
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 100.00
Ahmed son of Beşir
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 925.00
Emir Hüseyin son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 650.00
Ahmed son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 2,200.00
Hasan son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 950.00
Wife of Emir Ali son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 70.00
Emir Ali son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Dromolaxia-Meneou 0.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 43 3,061.00 16,135.00
002   land with vegetation 32 3,010.00 15,700.00
003   non tree crop 4 213.00 1,175.00
004   vineyard 1 2.00 100.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 1 2.00 100.00
006   grains 3 211.00 1,075.00
007   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 2 210.00 1,050.00
008   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 1.00 25.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 28 2,797.00 14,525.00
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 1 4.00 100.00
011   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 4.00 100.00
012   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 1 4.00 100.00
013   Fields 27 2,793.00 14,425.00
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 27 2,793.00 14,425.00
015   field (tarla) 26 2,783.00 14,025.00
016   private field (hassa tarla) 1 10.00 400.00
017   other land use 8 5.00 110.00
018   threshing floor (harman) 8 5.00 110.00
019   threshing floor (harman yeri) 3 2.50 50.00
020   Uncultivated lands 3 46.00 325.00
021   Fallow lands 2 45.00 225.00
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 2 45.00 225.00
023   Deserted lands 1 1.00 100.00
024   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 1 1.00 100.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 3 11 280.00
002   olive tree (all types) 3 11 280.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 2 11 220.00
004   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 0 60.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 49 48 8,415.00
002   house (hane) 48 47 8,265.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 150.00
004   barn (samanlik) 1 1 150.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 33 601 10,510.00
002   Sheep and goats 5 570 4,560.00
003   sheep (agnam) 2 220 1,760.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 100 800.00
005   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 100 800.00
006   sheep (koyun) 1 150 1,200.00
007   goat (keçi̇) 1 100 800.00
008   Bovidae 27 30 5,800.00
009   cow (inek) 7 8 800.00
010   Oxen 20 22 5,000.00
011   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 17 17 4,250.00
012   ox (öküz) 3 5 750.00
013   Equidae 1 1 150.00
014   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 150.00
015   mare (kisrak) 1 1 150.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 2, 2022, 8:33 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: Dromolaxia-Meneou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5571/ on 16/11/2025.
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