Database ID G5578
Database UUID: d624ca8e-8a11-49d3-88da-5861dff3d2f0
Name: Kivisili
Transcribed name: Civisil
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Kivisili
Κιβισίλι
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Kivisil
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 28,536.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
9,470.0 2,268.0 6,060.0 10,738.0
33.2% 7.9% 21.2% 37.6%
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
28.00
2,611.00
1.1%
District of Larnaka:
0.00
36.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
37.00
3,912.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
39.00
4,034.00
1.0%
District of Larnaka:
33.00
3,304.00
1.0%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
1,817.00
89,866.01
2.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
9,470.00
1,111,376.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
29.00
2,585.00
1.1%
District of Larnaka:
36.00
3,328.00
1.1%
District of Larnaka:
224.00
71,481.00
0.3%
District of Larnaka:
51.00
4,456.00
1.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
2,268.00
989,739.00
0.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
6,060.00
1,647,365.50
0.4%
District of Larnaka:
44.00
1,730.00
2.5%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
638.00
21,270.00
3.0%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
10,738.00
523,634.00
2.1%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
28,536.00
4,272,914.50
0.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Veli Hüseyin son of Veli
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 1,921.00
Hüseyin son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 1,280.00
Hasan son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 288.00
Sister of Hasan son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 120.00
Hüseyin son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 202.50
Mustafa son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 210.50
Orphans of Mehmed son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 495.00
Mehmed son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 0.00
Bayram son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 1,950.00
Veli son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kivisili 830.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 33 1,817.00 9,470.00
002   land with vegetation 24 1,608.00 8,365.00
003   non tree crop 17 1,422.00 7,410.00
004   grains 17 1,422.00 7,410.00
005   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 17 1,422.00 7,410.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 7 186.00 955.00
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 2 27.00 135.00
008   mulberry crops 1 25.00 75.00
009   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 1 25.00 75.00
010   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 2.00 60.00
011   garden (bağçe) 1 2.00 60.00
012   Fields 5 159.00 820.00
013   Fields, irrigation not specified 5 159.00 820.00
014   field (tarla) 4 158.00 790.00
015   private field (hassa tarla) 1 1.00 30.00
016   other land use 5 2.00 50.00
017   threshing floor (harman) 5 2.00 50.00
018   threshing floor (harman yeri) 2 1.50 20.00
019   Uncultivated lands 4 207.00 1,055.00
020   Fallow lands 1 6.00 30.00
021   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 6.00 30.00
022   Deserted lands 3 201.00 1,025.00
023   deserted garden (hâli̇ bağçe) 2 1.00 25.00
024   deserted field (hâli tarla) 1 200.00 1,000.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 29 224 2,268.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 1 3.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 1 3.00
004   olive tree (all types) 26 220 2,250.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 3 30.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 22 192 1,970.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 3 25 250.00
008   Almond tree (all types) 2 3 15.00
009   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 1 2 10.00
010   almond tree (badem 2) 1 1 5.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 36 51 6,060.00
002   house (hane) 30 30 5,900.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 60.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 60.00
005   building for animals 5 20 100.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 5 20 100.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 44 638 10,738.00
002   Sheep and goats 11 601 4,808.00
003   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 8 481 3,848.00
004   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 8 481 3,848.00
005   sheep (koyun) 1 10 80.00
006   goat (keçi̇) 2 110 880.00
007   Bovidae 29 33 5,280.00
008   cow (inek) 12 12 780.00
009   calf (dana) 6 6 180.00
010   suckling calf (buzaği) 5 5 150.00
011   Oxen 17 21 4,500.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 15 15 3,750.00
013   ox (öküz) 2 6 750.00
014   Equidae 4 4 650.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 3 3 350.00
016   mare (kisrak) 2 2 300.00
017   colt (tay) 1 1 50.00
018   mule (katir) 1 1 300.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 13, 2020, 3:08 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: Kivisili. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5578/ on 09/12/2025.
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