Name: Melini
Transcribed name: Melini
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Melini
Μελίνη
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Melini
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): 38,125.00
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
9,265.0 26,355.0 2,150.0 685.0
24.3% 69.1% 5.6% 1.8%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Larnaka:
22.00
2,611.00
0.8%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
35.00
2.9%
District of Larnaka:
29.00
3,913.00
0.7%
District of Larnaka:
3.00
131.00
2.3%
District of Larnaka:
63.00
3,304.00
1.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Larnaka:
143.50
48,130.76
0.3%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
9,265.00
598,060.00
1.5%
District of Larnaka:
38.00
2,585.00
1.5%
District of Larnaka:
29.00
3,328.00
0.9%
District of Larnaka:
1,410.00
33,907.00
4.2%
District of Larnaka:
1.00
1,032.00
0.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
26,355.00
508,078.00
5.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
2,150.00
563,945.50
0.4%
District of Larnaka:
13.00
1,730.00
0.8%
Animals (number)
District of Larnaka:
6.00
16,532.00
0.0%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
685.00
254,916.00
0.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Larnaka:
38,125.00
1,863,729.50
2.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Father Yanni son of father Dumazo
Melini 3,160.00
Wife of father Yanni son of father Dumazo
Melini 1,350.00
Miha'il son of Anton
Melini 3,160.00
Nikola son of Miha'il
Melini 2,295.00
Father Miha'il son of Lu'izo
Melini 2,145.00
Wife of father Miha'il son of Lu'izo
Melini 670.00
Miha'il son of Kiryako
Melini 2,260.00
Yorgi son of Hristoğulo
Melini 2,535.00
Sava son of Luizo
Melini 2,555.00
Adamo son of father Sava
Melini 3,345.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 63 152.50 9,565.00
002   land with vegetation 62 151.50 9,515.00
003   non tree crops 43 113.50 9,015.00
004   vineyard 40 112.00 8,865.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 40 112.00 8,865.00
006   grains 3 1.50 150.00
007   fodder field (hasıllık) 3 1.50 150.00
008   fields, gardens and similar 19 38.00 500.00
009   garden (bağçe) 4 6.50 315.00
010   field (tarla) 15 31.50 185.00
011   other land use 1 1.00 50.00
012   enclosed land (fırahti) 1 1.00 50.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total trees 38 1,798 32,670.00
002   olive trees 32 1,791 32,620.00
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 1,171 25,020.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 4 10 200.00
007   Total almond trees 4 5 20.00
008   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 2 2 10.00
009   almond tree (badem 2) 2 3 10.00
010   walnut treeσ 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   Total buildings 29 4 2,450.00
002   house (hane) 24 1 1,100.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 300.00
004   grape must press (şırahane mengenesi) 1 1 300.00
005   part of building 2 1 550.00
006   room 2 1 550.00
007   grape must press (şirahâne) 2 1 550.00
008   Mills 2 1 500.00
009   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 2 1 500.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total animals 13 9 685.00
002   cow (inek) 4 2 150.00
003   calf (dana) 2 1 50.00
004   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 1 50.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 1 5 40.00
006   ox (öküz) 8 2 495.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 3 1 250.00
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 29/05/2023.
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