Database ID G5602
Database UUID: 012e423b-8c99-43bb-8de6-daee33923f8c
Name: Vavla
Transcribed name: Vavla
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Vavla
Βάβλα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Vavla
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 55,470.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
21,195.0 24,820.0 6,555.0 2,900.0
38.2% 44.7% 11.8% 5.2%
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
25.00
2,611.00
1.0%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
36.00
2.8%
District of Larnaka:
36.00
3,912.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
37.00
4,034.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
69.00
3,304.00
2.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
883.00
89,866.01
1.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
21,195.00
1,111,376.00
1.9%
District of Larnaka:
57.00
2,585.00
2.2%
District of Larnaka:
39.00
3,328.00
1.2%
District of Larnaka:
1,833.00
71,481.00
2.6%
District of Larnaka:
88.00
4,456.00
2.0%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
24,820.00
989,739.00
2.5%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
6,555.00
1,647,365.50
0.4%
District of Larnaka:
14.00
1,730.00
0.8%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
15.00
21,270.00
0.1%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
2,900.00
523,634.00
0.6%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
55,470.00
4,272,914.50
1.3%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Mehmed son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vavla 1,640.00
Osman son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vavla 580.00
Orphans of Hasan son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vavla 575.00
Hasan son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vavla 0.00
Wife of Mustafa son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vavla 390.00
Mustafa son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vavla 330.00
Father Miha'il son of Vasili
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Vavla 910.00
Yerolemi son of Dimitri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Vavla 2,800.00
Toğosi son of father Pandeli
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Vavla 2,740.00
Yorgi son of Acı Andon
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Vavla 60.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 69 883.00 21,195.00
002   land with vegetation 62 837.00 20,845.00
003   non tree crop 42 281.00 15,200.00
004   cotton 3 20.00 2,840.00
005   Undefined cotton 3 20.00 2,840.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 3 20.00 2,840.00
007   vineyard 38 256.00 12,260.00
008   vineyard (bağ) 38 256.00 12,260.00
009   grains 1 5.00 100.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 5.00 100.00
011   fields, gardens and similar 20 556.00 5,645.00
012   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 1 1.00 50.00
013   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 1.00 50.00
014   garden (bağçe) 1 1.00 50.00
015   Fields 19 555.00 5,595.00
016   Fields, irrigation not specified 19 555.00 5,595.00
017   field (tarla) 19 555.00 5,595.00
018   other land use 5 5.00 90.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 5 5.00 90.00
020   Uncultivated lands 2 41.00 260.00
021   Fallow lands 1 40.00 200.00
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 40.00 200.00
023   Deserted lands 1 1.00 60.00
024   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 1 1.00 60.00
025   deserted plot (arsa-i haliye) 1 1.00 60.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 57 1,833 24,820.00
002   olive tree (all types) 33 895 15,440.00
003   plateau olive trees (ova zeytini eşcarı) 1 45 900.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 3 190 1,900.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 27 640 12,340.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 10 200.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 1 10 100.00
008   carob trees 24 938 9,380.00
009   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 24 938 9,380.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 39 88 6,555.00
002   house (hane) 28 28 3,340.00
003   ruined house (harab hane) 2 2 60.00
004   part of building 3 3 1,900.00
005   room 3 3 1,900.00
006   grape must press (şirahâne) 3 3 1,900.00
007   building for animals 4 53 265.00
008   beehive (ari kovani) 4 53 265.00
009   Mills 4 4 1,050.00
010   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 3 3 900.00
011   Watermills 1 1 150.00
012   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 150.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 14 15 2,900.00
002   Bovidae 14 15 2,900.00
003   cow (inek) 4 5 400.00
004   calf (dana) 2 2 100.00
005   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 2 100.00
006   Oxen 10 10 2,500.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 10 10 2,500.00
This record was last edited on: July 30, 2021, 6:26 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: Vavla. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5602/ on 20/01/2026.
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