Database ID G5612
Database UUID: 3dfa8d5c-1834-4533-b6bc-f4e81ab62aeb
Name: Melini
Transcribed name: Melini
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Larnaka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Melini
Μελίνη
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Melini
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 67,580.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
19,390.0 40,330.0 6,150.0 1,710.0
28.7% 59.7% 9.1% 2.5%
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
22.00
2,611.00
0.8%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
36.00
2.8%
District of Larnaka:
29.00
3,912.00
0.7%
District of Larnaka:
30.00
4,034.00
0.7%
District of Larnaka:
63.00
3,304.00
1.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
337.50
89,866.01
0.4%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
19,390.00
1,111,376.00
1.7%
District of Larnaka:
38.00
2,585.00
1.5%
District of Larnaka:
29.00
3,328.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
2,647.00
71,481.00
3.7%
District of Larnaka:
28.00
4,456.00
0.6%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
40,330.00
989,739.00
4.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
6,150.00
1,647,365.50
0.4%
District of Larnaka:
13.00
1,730.00
0.8%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
17.00
21,270.00
0.1%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
1,710.00
523,634.00
0.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
67,580.00
4,272,914.50
1.6%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Father Yanni son of father Dumazo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 3,160.00
Wife of father Yanni son of father Dumazo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 1,350.00
Miha'il son of Anton
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 3,160.00
Nikola son of Miha'il
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 2,295.00
Father Miha'il son of Lu'izo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 2,145.00
Wife of father Miha'il son of Lu'izo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 670.00
Miha'il son of Kiryako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 2,260.00
Yorgi son of Hristoğulo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 2,535.00
Sava son of Luizo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 2,555.00
Adamo son of father Sava
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Melini 3,345.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 63 337.50 19,390.00
002   land with vegetation 62 336.50 19,340.00
003   non tree crop 43 287.50 18,665.00
004   vineyard 40 285.00 18,415.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 40 285.00 18,415.00
006   grains 3 2.50 250.00
007   fodder field (hasıllık) 3 2.50 250.00
008   fields, gardens and similar 19 49.00 675.00
009   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 4 7.50 355.00
010   Gardens, irrigation not specified 4 7.50 355.00
011   garden (bağçe) 4 7.50 355.00
012   Fields 15 41.50 320.00
013   Fields, irrigation not specified 15 41.50 320.00
014   field (tarla) 15 41.50 320.00
015   other land use 1 1.00 50.00
016   enclosed land (fırahti) 1 1.00 50.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 38 2,647 40,330.00
002   olive tree (all types) 32 2,638 40,260.00
003   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 1 5 100.00
004   mountain olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun dağ) 4 605 7,300.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 23 2,016 32,620.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 4 12 240.00
007   Almond tree (all types) 4 7 40.00
008   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 2 4 20.00
009   almond tree (badem 2) 2 3 20.00
010   walnut tree 2 2 30.00
011   walnut trees (ceviz eşcarı) 1 1 15.00
012   walnut tree (ceviz 2) 1 1 15.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 29 28 6,150.00
002   house (hane) 24 23 3,750.00
003   part of building 3 3 1,400.00
004   room 3 3 1,400.00
005   grape must press (şirahâne) 3 3 1,400.00
006   grape must press (şırahane mengenesi) 1 1 300.00
007   Mills 2 2 1,000.00
008   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 2 2 1,000.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 13 17 1,710.00
002   Sheep and goats 1 5 40.00
003   goat (keçi̇) 1 5 40.00
004   Bovidae 12 12 1,670.00
005   cow (inek) 4 4 300.00
006   calf (dana) 2 2 100.00
007   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 2 100.00
008   Oxen 8 8 1,370.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 3 3 750.00
010   ox (öküz) 5 5 620.00
This record was last edited on: Sept. 30, 2021, 5:59 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: Melini. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5612/ on 11/12/2025.
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