Name: Ora
Transcribed name: Ora
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Ora
Ορά
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Ora
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 66,165.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
19,727.5 40,403.0 5,210.0 4,680.0
29.8% 61.1% 7.9% 7.1%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
50.00
2,611.00
1.9%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
35.00
2.9%
District of Larnaka:
74.00
3,913.00
1.9%
District of Larnaka:
3.00
131.00
2.3%
District of Larnaka:
154.00
3,304.00
4.7%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
876.75
48,130.76
1.8%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
19,727.50
598,060.00
3.3%
District of Larnaka:
122.00
2,585.00
4.7%
District of Larnaka:
61.00
3,328.00
1.8%
District of Larnaka:
4,187.00
33,907.00
12.3%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
1,032.00
0.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
40,403.00
508,078.00
8.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
5,210.00
563,945.50
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
44.00
1,730.00
2.5%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
413.00
16,532.00
2.5%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
4,680.00
254,916.00
1.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
66,165.50
1,863,729.50
3.6%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Hristoğuli son of Acı Dimitri
Ora 1,630.00
İstradi son of Nikodimo
Ora 5,840.00
Wife of İstradi son of Nikodimo
Ora 1,110.00
Kiryako son of Paraskeva
Ora 6,821.00
Hristofi son of Hristofi
Ora 6,398.00
Yanni son of father Yorgi
Ora 6,140.00
Wife of bootmaker Kakulli
Ora 1,675.00
Bootmaker Kakulli
Ora 0.00
Miha'il son of Kalozori
Ora 1,450.00
Wife of Miha'il son of Kalozori
Ora 1,495.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 154 992.50 23,292.50
002   land with vegetation 142 989.50 23,062.50
003   tree crops 3 4.00 275.00
004   mulberry crops 3 4.00 275.00
005   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 3 4.00 275.00
006   non tree crop 96 183.25 15,310.00
007   vineyard 94 182.00 15,260.00
008   old vineyard (eski̇ bağ) 1 2.50 100.00
009   vineyard (bağ) 92 171.50 14,760.00
010   ruined vineyard (harab bağ) 1 8.00 400.00
011   grains 2 1.25 50.00
012   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 0.25 25.00
013   fodder field (hasıllık tarla) 1 1.00 25.00
014   fields, gardens and similar 43 802.25 7,477.50
015   garden (bağçe) 1 22.00 1,100.00
016   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 1 0.25 10.00
017   field (tarla) 40 778.50 6,217.50
018   garden lot (bağçe yeri) 1 1.50 150.00
019   other land use 12 3.00 230.00
020   threshing floor (harman) 10 1.00 30.00
021   enclosed land (fırahti) 2 2.00 200.00
022   deserted enclosed land (hali firahti) 1 1.00 100.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 122 5,839 54,234.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 3 9.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 3 9.00
004   olive tree (all types) 59 5,109 48,940.00
005   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 1 50 500.00
006   mountain olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun dağ) 9 1,196 11,460.00
007   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 49 3,863 36,980.00
008   fig trees 12 16 74.00
009   fig (incir) 2 1 5.00
010   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 10 15 69.00
011   Almond tree (all types) 19 28 316.00
012   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 6 24 226.00
013   almond tree (badem 2) 4 1 5.00
014   almond tree (badem ağacı) 9 3 85.00
015   walnut tree 1 2 20.00
016   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 1 2 20.00
017   carob trees 30 681 4,875.00
018   carob tree (harub 2) 8 140 975.00
019   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 22 541 3,900.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 61 6 8,110.00
002   house (hane) 51 3 3,410.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 1 1 150.00
004   ruined house (harab hane) 1 1 125.00
005   agricultural buildings 6 1 1,550.00
006   grape must press (şırahane mengenesi) 6 1 1,550.00
007   Mills 4 2 3,150.00
008   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 3 1 2,150.00
009   ruined oil mill (harabe yağ değirmeni) 1 1 1,000.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 44 419 5,380.00
002   cow (inek) 7 5 600.00
003   calf (dana) 2 1 50.00
004   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 1 50.00
005   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 250.00
006   mule (katir) 3 1 1,000.00
007   goat (keçi̇) 2 110 880.00
008   ox (öküz) 31 3 500.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 30 1 250.00
010   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 300 2,400.00
011   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 300 2,400.00
This record was last edited on: July 30, 2021, 7:27 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: Ora. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5610/ on 05/06/2023.
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