Database ID G5587
Database UUID: 0fef3571-9ff3-4b4b-bdaa-318bb1b2aa0d
Name: Pyla
Transcribed name: Pila
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Pyla
Πύλα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Pyla
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 65,980.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
41,290.0 474.0 10,330.0 13,886.0
62.6% 0.7% 15.7% 21.0%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Pyla (This record) 33,764 51.17%
Pyla estate (çiftlik) Sicilyateyn Konsolosu mürd olan Antonaki Kalimeri tebaalarından Bezirgan Labir Yorgi zevcesi Nasraniye Lu'iza oğlu Emilyo Aleksandro ve kızı Milanoi'nin Çiftliği 32,216 48.83%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
35.00
2,611.00
1.3%
District of Larnaka:
0.00
36.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
45.00
3,912.00
1.2%
District of Larnaka:
45.00
4,034.00
1.1%
District of Larnaka:
36.00
3,304.00
1.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
1,861.75
89,866.01
2.1%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
41,290.00
1,111,376.00
3.7%
District of Larnaka:
13.00
2,585.00
0.5%
District of Larnaka:
43.00
3,328.00
1.3%
District of Larnaka:
66.00
71,481.00
0.1%
District of Larnaka:
65.00
4,456.00
1.5%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
474.00
989,739.00
0.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
10,330.00
1,647,365.50
0.6%
District of Larnaka:
28.00
1,730.00
1.6%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
1,211.00
21,270.00
5.7%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
13,886.00
523,634.00
2.7%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
65,980.00
4,272,914.50
1.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Ahmed son of Abdurrahman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 2,300.00
İbrahim son of İbrahim
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 1,200.00
Hüseyin son of Çalık
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 100.00
Süleyman son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 2,580.00
Mehmed son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 1,350.00
Ali son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 150.00
Wife of Ali son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 1,400.00
Şerif son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 2,720.00
Hasan son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 1,080.00
Mustafa son of Abdurrahman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pyla 100.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 36 1,861.75 41,290.00
002   land with vegetation 32 1,360.00 34,250.00
003   non tree crop 26 1,229.00 26,580.00
004   cotton 10 171.00 16,100.00
005   Undefined cotton 10 171.00 16,100.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 10 171.00 16,100.00
007   grains 16 1,058.00 10,480.00
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 16 1,058.00 10,480.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 6 131.00 7,670.00
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 3 24.00 1,920.00
011   Orchards 3 24.00 1,920.00
012   orchard field (bostan tarlasi) 3 24.00 1,920.00
013   Fields 3 107.00 5,750.00
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 3 107.00 5,750.00
015   other field (diğer tarla) 1 36.00 3,600.00
016   field (tarla) 1 55.00 550.00
017   shared field (yarılı tarla) 1 16.00 1,600.00
018   other land use 3 1.75 2,040.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 2 1.75 40.00
020   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 20.00
021   well with running water (dolaplık ma-yı cari) 1 0.00 2,000.00
022   Uncultivated lands 1 500.00 5,000.00
023   Fallow lands 1 500.00 5,000.00
024   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 500.00 5,000.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 13 66 474.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 3 33 149.00
003   mulberry trees (dut) 1 1 3.00
004   mulberry trees (dut eşcarı) 2 32 146.00
005   olive tree (all types) 9 32 320.00
006   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 2 20 200.00
007   olive tree (zeytun 2) 7 12 120.00
008   fig trees 1 1 5.00
009   fig trees (incir eşcarı) 1 1 5.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 43 65 10,330.00
002   house (hane) 38 38 10,100.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 1 1 100.00
004   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
005   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
006   building for animals 4 26 130.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 4 26 130.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 28 1,211 13,886.00
002   Sheep and goats 13 1,192 9,536.00
003   sheep (agnam) 2 400 3,200.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 2 150 1,200.00
005   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 50 400.00
006   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 100 800.00
007   sheep (koyun) 4 267 2,136.00
008   goat (keçi̇) 5 375 3,000.00
009   Bovidae 15 19 4,350.00
010   cow (inek) 1 1 100.00
011   Oxen 14 18 4,250.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 13 17 4,125.00
013   ox (öküz) 1 1 125.00
This record was last edited on: Sept. 25, 2021, 11:13 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: Pyla. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5587/ on 09/12/2025.
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