Name: Pyla
Transcribed name: Pila
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Pyla
Πύλα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Pyla
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 49,510.00
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
35,340.0 314.0 5,525.0 8,461.0
71.4% 0.6% 11.2% 17.1%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Pyla (This record) 17,494 35.33%
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 32,016 64.67%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
35.00
2,611.00
1.3%
District of Larnaka:
0.00
35.00
0.0%
District of Larnaka:
45.00
3,913.00
1.2%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
131.00
0.8%
District of Larnaka:
36.00
3,304.00
1.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
1,464.75
48,130.76
3.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
35,340.00
598,060.00
5.9%
District of Larnaka:
13.00
2,585.00
0.5%
District of Larnaka:
43.00
3,328.00
1.3%
District of Larnaka:
48.00
33,907.00
0.1%
District of Larnaka:
23.00
1,032.00
2.2%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
314.00
508,078.00
0.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
5,525.00
563,945.50
1.0%
District of Larnaka:
28.00
1,730.00
1.6%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
848.00
16,532.00
5.1%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
8,461.00
254,916.00
3.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
49,510.00
1,863,729.50
2.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Ahmed son of Abdurrahman
Pyla 2,300.00
İbrahim son of İbrahim
Pyla 1,200.00
Hüseyin son of Çalık
Pyla 100.00
Süleyman son of Osman
Pyla 2,580.00
Mehmed son of Osman
Pyla 1,350.00
Ali son of Mehmed
Pyla 150.00
Wife of Ali son of Mehmed
Pyla 1,400.00
Şerif son of Hüseyin
Pyla 2,720.00
Hasan son of 'Ali
Pyla 1,080.00
Mustafa son of Abdurrahman
Pyla 100.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 36 1,545.75 37,490.00
002   land with vegetation 32 1,044.00 30,450.00
003   non tree crops 26 913.00 22,780.00
004   cotton 10 165.00 15,500.00
005   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 10 165.00 15,500.00
006   grains 16 748.00 7,280.00
007   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 16 748.00 7,280.00
008   fields, gardens and similar 6 131.00 7,670.00
009   other field (diğer tarla) 1 36.00 3,600.00
010   orchard field (bostan tarlasi) 3 24.00 1,920.00
011   field (tarla) 1 55.00 550.00
012   shared field (yarılı tarla) 1 16.00 1,600.00
013   other land use 3 1.75 2,040.00
014   threshing floor (harman) 2 1.75 40.00
015   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 20.00
016   well with running water (dolaplık ma-yı cari) 1 0.00 2,000.00
017   land without vegetation 1 500.00 5,000.00
018   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 50 314.00
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 trees 9 16 160.00
006   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 2 10 100.00
007   olive tree (zeytun 2) 7 6 60.00
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   Total buildings 43 25 5,675.00
002   house (hane) 38 3 5,470.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 1 1 100.00
004   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
005   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
006   buildings for animals 4 21 105.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 4 21 105.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total animals 28 1,200 11,386.00
002   sheep (agnam) 6 667 5,336.00
003   sheep (koyun) 4 267 2,136.00
004   cow (inek) 1 1 100.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 5 375 3,000.00
006   ox (öküz) 14 7 1,750.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 13 6 1,625.00
008   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 2 150 1,200.00
009   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 50 400.00
010   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 100 800.00
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 02/06/2023.
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