Database ID G5577
Database UUID: 44425159-6763-4ccf-bb17-3926b2efe87b
Name: Pyrga
Transcribed name: Pirka
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Pyrga (Larnakas)
Πυργά (Λάρνακας) (η)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Pyrga
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 46,793.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
5,843.0 27,510.0 6,575.0 6,865.0
12.5% 58.8% 14.1% 14.7%
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
23.00
2,611.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
0.00
36.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
36.00
3,912.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
37.00
4,034.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
51.00
3,304.00
1.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
667.50
89,866.01
0.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
5,843.00
1,111,376.00
0.5%
District of Larnaka:
61.00
2,585.00
2.4%
District of Larnaka:
43.00
3,328.00
1.3%
District of Larnaka:
1,456.00
71,481.00
2.0%
District of Larnaka:
65.00
4,456.00
1.5%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
27,510.00
989,739.00
2.8%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
6,575.00
1,647,365.50
0.4%
District of Larnaka:
28.00
1,730.00
1.6%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
233.00
21,270.00
1.1%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
6,865.00
523,634.00
1.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
46,793.00
4,272,914.50
1.1%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
'Ömer son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 1,275.00
Hasan son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 1,220.00
Mother of Hasan son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 1,400.00
Hüseyin son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 190.00
Sister of Hüseyin son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 190.00
Mehmed Ali son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 365.00
Ali son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 1,390.00
Wife of Ali son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 60.00
'Ali son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 820.00
Wife of 'Ali son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyrga 35.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 51 667.50 5,843.00
002   land with vegetation 45 549.50 5,233.00
003   non tree crop 31 410.00 4,040.00
004   cotton 3 31.00 1,120.00
005   Undefined cotton 3 31.00 1,120.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 3 31.00 1,120.00
007   vineyard 13 41.00 1,230.00
008   vineyard (bağ) 13 41.00 1,230.00
009   grains 15 338.00 1,690.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 15 338.00 1,690.00
011   fields, gardens and similar 14 139.50 1,193.00
012   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 9 21.50 703.00
013   Gardens, irrigation not specified 9 21.50 703.00
014   garden (bağçe) 9 21.50 703.00
015   Fields 5 118.00 490.00
016   Fields, irrigation not specified 5 118.00 490.00
017   field (tarla) 5 118.00 490.00
018   other land use 2 2.00 30.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 2 2.00 30.00
020   Uncultivated lands 4 116.00 580.00
021   Fallow lands 4 116.00 580.00
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 4 116.00 580.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 61 1,456 27,510.00
002   olive tree (all types) 59 1,435 27,405.00
003   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 1 350 7,000.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 3 90 900.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 5 125.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 37 587 11,620.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 13 335 7,080.00
008   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 1 27 270.00
009   plateau olive trees (ova zeyti̇ni̇) 1 27 270.00
010   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun) 3 41 410.00
011   Almond tree (all types) 1 1 5.00
012   almond tree (badem 2) 1 1 5.00
013   carob trees 1 20 100.00
014   carob tree (harub 2) 1 20 100.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 43 65 6,575.00
002   house (hane) 31 31 5,590.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 1 1 100.00
004   building for animals 10 32 385.00
005   beehive (ari kovani) 10 32 385.00
006   Mills 2 2 600.00
007   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 2 2 600.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 28 233 6,865.00
002   Sheep and goats 6 205 1,640.00
003   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 17 136.00
004   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 17 136.00
005   sheep (koyun) 1 10 80.00
006   goat (keçi̇) 4 178 1,424.00
007   Bovidae 19 25 4,325.00
008   cow (inek) 5 5 450.00
009   calf (dana) 1 1 50.00
010   suckling calf (buzaği) 1 1 50.00
011   Oxen 14 20 3,875.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 10 10 2,500.00
013   ox (öküz) 4 10 1,375.00
014   Equidae 3 3 900.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 300.00
016   mule (katir) 2 2 600.00
This record was last edited on: Sept. 30, 2021, 4:17 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: Pyrga. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5577/ on 09/02/2026.
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