Name: Dromolaxia-Meneou
Transcribed name: Mor Menekşe
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Dromolaxia
∆ρομολαξιά
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Dromolakxia Mor Menekshe
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 13,420.00
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
7,305.0 280.0 2,275.0 3,760.0
54.4% 2.1% 17.0% 28.0%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
43.00
2,611.00
1.6%
District of Larnaka:
0.00
35.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
62.00
3,913.00
1.6%
District of Larnaka:
3.00
131.00
2.3%
District of Larnaka:
43.00
3,304.00
1.3%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
1,335.50
48,130.76
2.8%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
7,305.00
598,060.00
1.2%
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
33,907.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
1,032.00
0.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
280.00
508,078.00
0.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
2,275.00
563,945.50
0.4%
District of Larnaka:
33.00
1,730.00
1.9%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
326.00
16,532.00
2.0%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
3,760.00
254,916.00
1.5%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
13,420.00
1,863,729.50
0.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Wife of Hacı Bekir son of Mustafa Beg
Dromolaxia-Meneou 710.00
Hacı Bekir son of Mustafa Beg
Dromolaxia-Meneou 3,150.00
Cemali son of Beşir
Dromolaxia-Meneou 2,500.00
Wife of Cemali son of Beşir
Dromolaxia-Meneou 100.00
Ahmed son of Beşir
Dromolaxia-Meneou 925.00
Emir Hüseyin son of Yusuf
Dromolaxia-Meneou 650.00
Ahmed son of Hüseyin
Dromolaxia-Meneou 2,200.00
Hasan son of Ahmed
Dromolaxia-Meneou 950.00
Wife of Emir Ali son of Yusuf
Dromolaxia-Meneou 70.00
Emir Ali son of Yusuf
Dromolaxia-Meneou 0.00
Click here for the rest of the persons recorded in this settlement.
Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 43 1,489.00 8,785.00
002   land with vegetation 31 1,430.00 8,000.00
003   tree crops 1 4.00 100.00
004   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 1 4.00 100.00
005   non tree crops 4 213.00 1,175.00
006   vineyard 1 2.00 100.00
007   vineyard (bağ) 1 2.00 100.00
008   grains 3 211.00 1,075.00
009   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 2 210.00 1,050.00
010   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 1.00 25.00
011   fields, gardens and similar 26 1,213.00 6,725.00
012   field (tarla) 26 1,213.00 6,725.00
013   other land use 9 13.00 460.00
014   threshing floor (harman) 8 3.00 60.00
015   threshing floor (harman yeri) 3 1.50 30.00
016   private field (hassa tarla) 1 10.00 400.00
017   land without vegetation 3 46.00 325.00
018   barren field (kiraç tarla) 3 46.00 325.00
019   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 1 1.00 100.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total trees 3 11 280.00
002   olive trees 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   Total buildings 49 2 2,425.00
002   house (hane) 48 1 2,275.00
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   Total animals 33 579 6,010.00
002   sheep (agnam) 3 370 2,960.00
003   sheep (koyun) 1 150 1,200.00
004   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 150.00
005   mare (kisrak) 1 1 150.00
006   cow (inek) 7 3 300.00
007   goat (keçi̇) 1 100 800.00
008   ox (öküz) 20 5 1,000.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 17 1 250.00
010   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 100 800.00
011   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 100 800.00
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 29/05/2023.
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