Database ID G5639
Database UUID: 440f9c03-ff44-4d3f-98e5-91785bb7b0be
Name: District of Mesaoria
Transcribed name: Kaza-ı Mesarya
Category: district (kaza)
Administrative dependency: Subprovince of Cyprus
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 2,797,277.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
1,375,343.5 66,731.0 547,867.0 807,336.0
49.2% 2.4% 19.6% 28.9%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
District of Mesaoria (This record) 51,910 1.86%
Angastina Ankastina 45,431 1.62%
Kiados Çatoz 39,363 1.41%
Agios Nikolaos Aya Nikola 6,115 0.22%
Artemi Hartemi 7,725 0.28%
Akanthou Akatu 101,575 3.63%
Gypsou İpsoz 36,994 1.32%
Agia Napa Aya Napa 16,150 0.58%
Ayios Yeorgios Tou Tzere Aya Yorgi-i Çara 2,915 0.10%
Lapathos Lapotoz 24,638 0.88%
Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) Aya Yorgi Ispatariko 44,591 1.59%
Paradeisi Para'isi 4,523 0.16%
Arnadi Arna'i 18,998 0.68%
Aloda Aloda 8,661 0.31%
Milia (Ammochostou) Milya 23,927 0.86%
Gaidouras / Nea Sparti Kaydura 31,720 1.13%
Prastio Piraskyo 173,498 6.20%
Xylofagou İksilofa'i 15,840 0.57%
Kalopsida Kalopsida 60,378 2.16%
Makrasyka Makrasika 46,625 1.67%
Peristerona (Ammochostou) Peristerona 82,503 2.95%
Vitsada Vicade 25,336 0.91%
Kornokipos Gorneç 14,065 0.50%
Marathovounos Maratoğuno 114,735 4.10%
Knodara Konedra 38,963 1.39%
Melounta Malunda 9,398 0.34%
Lefkonoiko Lefkonuk 192,203 6.87%
Psyllatos İpsillat 31,798 1.14%
Mandres (Ammochostou) Mandira'ül Kebir 7,703 0.28%
Maratha Marata 7,105 0.25%
Pigi Pigi 24,408 0.87%
Stylloi İstilloz 167,291 5.98%
Sotira (Ammochostou) Sodira 61,488 2.20%
Avgorou Avkoru 33,651 1.20%
Lysi Lisi 61,686 2.21%
Kontea Lisi Bağçeleri 19,365 0.69%
Petrofani Bedrofan 5,225 0.19%
Xylotymvou Dimbu 10,883 0.39%
Mora Mora 25,564 0.91%
Tremetousia Tremetuşa 18,393 0.66%
Sinta Sinda 21,329 0.76%
Pyrga (Ammochostou) Pirka 20,105 0.72%
Ornithi Ornuta 26,874 0.96%
Ormideia Ormidya 16,366 0.59%
Achna Ahna 27,200 0.97%
Τρούλλοι Durulli 12,081 0.43%
Avdellero Avdelloro 8,295 0.30%
Vatili Vadili 77,832 2.78%
Melouseia Meluşa 6,665 0.24%
Strongylos İstroncilo 74,768 2.67%
Pergamos Perkamo 14,075 0.50%
Askeia / Asseia Paşa nam-ı diğer Aşa 169,010 6.04%
Athienou Atyoni 167,181 5.98%
Agia Aya 18,382 0.66%
Kouklia (Ammochostou) Kukla 45,780 1.64%
Liopetri Liğopedri 22,846 0.82%
Santalaris Sandallar 50,624 1.81%
Genagra Yenagra 67,363 2.41%
Spathariko İspatariko 20,913 0.75%
Sygkrasi Sigrasi 51,877 1.85%
Agios Iakovos Aya Kofa 15,883 0.57%
Platani Piladan 16,874 0.60%
Flamoudi Fılamuda 16,945 0.61%
Goufes Kufez 28,279 1.01%
Trypimeni Tiripimen 13,476 0.48%
Mousoulita Musilida 17,637 0.63%
Kirklar Tekkesi Kırklar Makamı 5,600 0.20%
Afanteia - Ornithi Afanya 49,684 1.78%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,171.00
20,053.00
10.8%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
35.00
464.00
7.5%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,398.00
24,940.00
9.6%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,402.00
25,232.00
9.5%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
4,064.00
40,177.00
10.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
114,431.13
580,135.86
19.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
1,375,343.50
10,418,410.18
13.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
442.00
16,464.00
2.7%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,382.00
24,826.00
9.6%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
5,906.00
197,832.00
3.0%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
3,048.00
26,833.00
11.4%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
66,731.00
2,426,426.00
2.8%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
547,867.00
5,966,419.50
9.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,678.00
16,552.00
16.2%
Animals (number)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
48,509.00
212,007.00
22.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
807,336.00
4,485,808.00
18.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,797,277.50
23,300,578.68
12.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Estate (çiftlik) at Kalopsida, held by Mikelli Partella
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kalopsida 29,230.00
Acı Kostanti son of Dimitri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Tuzla İskelesinde sakin ve mütemekkin olan Avrupa Tüccarlarından Cera Veled-i Niko'nun Çiftliği 4,000.00
Bepon brother of dutch consul
european protected (müstemin) District of Mesaoria 33,550.00
Swedish consul Kostanti Peristyan[i]
european protected (müstemin) İsveç Konsolosu Kostantin Peristyani'nin Çiftliği 29,300.00
Prussian consul Yakumetto Madei
european protected (müstemin) Prusya Konsolosu Yakumeto Madei'nin Çiftliği 10,560.00
Mustafa Kethüda
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vatili 4,075.00
Hasan son of imam
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vatili 2,790.00
Hasan son of İbrahim
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vatili 310.00
Kara Mehmed son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vatili 820.00
Butcher Ahmed
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Vatili 539.00
Click here for the rest of the persons recorded in this settlement.
Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 4,064 114,431.13 1,375,343.50
002   land with vegetation 1,940 36,577.88 858,343.50
003   enclosed land with trees (eşcarlı fırahti) 11 53.50 1,490.00
004   enclosed land with trees (firahti eşcarı) 4 20.50 385.00
005   enclosed land with trees (fırahti maa eşcar) 1 4.00 400.00
006   tree crops 3 6.00 580.00
007   fig tree crops 1 1.00 30.00
008   enclosed land with fig trees (firahti ma' incir) 1 1.00 30.00
009   non tree crop 1,491 30,030.00 704,080.50
010   tobacco 1 0.50 7.50
011   enclosed land with tobacco (tütün firahti) 1 0.50 7.50
012   cotton 1,137 18,683.00 611,260.50
013   Water-related cotton properties 24 232.00 9,465.00
014   cotton field with waterwheel well (dolap kuyusuyla pembe tarlası) 1 13.00 520.00
015   cotton field inside a garden with water wheel (dolaplı bağçe derununda pembe tarlası) 1 35.00 3,500.00
016   abundantly-irrigated cotton field (su basar penbe tarlası) 1 2.00 60.00
017   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 18 173.00 5,115.00
018   irrigated cotton field (sulu penbe tarlası) 3 9.00 270.00
019   Undefined cotton 1,113 18,451.00 601,795.50
020   cotton field (pembe) 1 2.00 50.00
021   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 1,094 18,019.00 589,325.50
022   cotton field with water wheel (pembe tarlası maa dolab) 1 3.00 150.00
023   cotton field (penbe tarla) 3 19.00 530.00
024   other cotton field (diğer pembe tarlası) 1 30.00 900.00
025   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 13 378.00 10,840.00
026   vineyard 53 80.00 2,672.50
027   vineyard (bağ) 53 80.00 2,672.50
028   grains 300 11,266.50 90,140.00
029   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 148 11,037.00 83,615.00
030   fodder field (hasıllık) 148 223.50 6,405.00
031   fodder field (hasıllık tarla) 4 6.00 120.00
032   fields, gardens and similar 435 6,488.38 152,193.00
033   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 219 604.38 50,270.00
034   mulberry crops 86 78.88 16,275.00
035   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 9 7.25 612.50
036   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi ma dolab) 7 12.50 1,250.00
037   enclosed land with mulberry trees (dut eşcarlı fırahti) 1 1.00 75.00
038   mulberry garden with running water (ma-i cari dutluk) 2 4.00 9,000.00
039   garden with mulberry trees (dut eşcarlı bağçe) 1 1.00 100.00
040   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi maa dolap) 1 1.00 100.00
041   mulberry garden with well (dolaplı ve tutlu bağçe) 1 4.00 200.00
042   mulberry garden with fruits and well (dolap ve meyveli dut bahçesi) 1 0.50 37.50
043   enclosed lands with mulberry trees (dutlu fırahti) 1 2.00 150.00
044   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 44 29.63 3,100.00
045   mulberry garden with well (bağçe dutlu ma' dolap) 1 1.00 150.00
046   mulberry garden with well (dutlu bağçe ma' dolap) 1 4.00 400.00
047   garden with mulberry and other fruit-bearing trees (dutlu ve meyveli bağçe) 16 11.00 1,100.00
048   Orchards 2 18.00 1,300.00
049   orchard field (bostan tarlasi) 2 18.00 1,300.00
050   Gardens, irrigation not specified 48 174.50 11,885.00
051   tree garden (eşcârli bağçe) 18 48.00 3,160.00
052   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 3 1.50 350.00
053   garden without well (kuyusuz bağçe) 1 3.00 60.00
054   ruined garden (harab bağçe) 2 24.00 2,100.00
055   garden (bağçe) 8 24.00 1,190.00
056   fruit garden (meyve bahçesi) 8 14.00 1,200.00
057   garden with fruit-bearing trees (eşcar-ı müsmireli bağçe) 2 8.00 475.00
058   garden with trees (bağçe ma' eşcar) 2 22.00 2,000.00
059   garden lot (bağçe yeri) 4 30.00 1,350.00
060   Gardens, irrigated 60 304.00 19,075.00
061   garden ground with well (kuyulu bağçe tarlası) 1 6.00 250.00
062   garden with well (kuyulu bağçe) 2 10.00 450.00
063   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 2 14.00 700.00
064   garden with waterwheel (dolaplı bağçe) 41 223.00 13,250.00
065   garden with fruits and waterwheel (meyveli ve dolaplı bağçe) 5 6.00 575.00
066   garden with waterwheel and trees (dolaplı ve eşcarlı bağçe) 7 33.00 2,800.00
067   other fruit garden with water wheel (diğer dolaplı meyve bağçesi) 1 6.00 600.00
068   garden with water pump well (dolab kuyusu ile bağçe) 1 6.00 450.00
069   enclosed area with with olive trees (fırahti maa zeytun) 1 0.50 100.00
070   enclosed area with olive trees (fırahti zeytunlarıyla) 1 4.50 450.00
071   Fields 215 5,884.00 101,873.00
072   Fields, irrigation not specified 199 5,799.00 99,023.00
073   field with fig trees (incir eşcarlı tarla) 1 4.00 200.00
074   black-eyed peas field (börülce tarlası) 15 86.00 3,050.00
075   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 1 1.00 20.00
076   madder field (boya tarlasi) 31 170.00 11,605.00
077   garden field (bağçe tarla) 1 8.00 160.00
078   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 5 11.00 650.00
079   field (tarla) 144 5,513.00 82,888.00
080   shared field (yarılı tarla) 1 6.00 450.00
081   Irrigated fields 16 85.00 2,850.00
082   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 1 5.00 125.00
083   irrigated private field (sulu hassa tarla) 1 3.00 150.00
084   field with waterwheel (dolaplı tarla) 2 23.00 1,050.00
085   field with well (kuyulu tarla) 1 5.00 250.00
086   torrent field (dere tarlası) 1 15.00 375.00
087   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 10 34.00 900.00
088   edna 1 45.00 225.00
089   other land use 780 822.25 35,517.50
090   threshing floor (harman) 640 689.50 9,220.00
091   threshing floor (harman yeri) 48 67.50 870.00
092   enclosed land (fırahti) 49 68.25 5,800.00
093   enclosed land and threshing floor (fırahti ve harman) 2 3.50 350.00
094   other running water fountain (diğer ma-yı cari) 1 0.00 4,000.00
095   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 72 56.50 3,175.00
096   old water wheel with running water (kadim ma-yı cari dolaplık) 3 0.00 3,500.00
097   water share (su hissesi) 4 1.00 272.50
098   well with running water (dolaplık ma-yı cari) 3 0.00 6,000.00
099   running water (ma-i cari) 3 1.00 1,500.00
100   pen (mandira) 2 2.00 100.00
101   pen lot (-mandıra yeri) 1 1.00 25.00
102   garden with waterwheel (bağçe tarlası maa dolab) 1 4.00 200.00
103   running water for one well (ma-ı cari bir dolaplık) 1 0.00 1,000.00
104   water-related infrastructure 1 0.00 750.00
105   old fountain with tank (kadim ma-i cari maa havuz) 1 0.00 750.00
106   Uncultivated lands 1,343 76,986.00 481,257.50
107   Fallow lands 1,310 75,371.50 468,792.50
108   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1,307 75,221.50 467,292.50
109   barren garden with well (kıraç kuyulu bağçe) 1 3.00 180.00
110   barren (kıraç) 47 2,253.00 14,155.00
111   barren field (kiraç tarlası) 5 154.00 1,195.00
112   barren cotton field (kıraç pembe tarlası) 2 125.00 1,375.00
113   barren tobacco field (kiraç duhani tarla) 1 25.00 125.00
114   Deserted lands 11 1,491.00 7,640.00
115   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 5 7.00 220.00
116   deserted plot (arsa-i haliye) 4 2.00 170.00
117   deserted field (hâli tarla) 6 1,484.00 7,420.00
118   Destroyed lands 22 123.50 4,825.00
119   deserted garden (viran bağçe) 22 123.50 4,825.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 442 5,906 66,731.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 11 1,130 3,842.00
003   mulberry trees (dut) 1 5 25.00
004   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 3 44 112.00
005   mulberry trees (dut eşcarı) 3 1,022 3,320.00
006   scattered mulberry trees (perakende dut eşcarı) 1 40 120.00
007   mulberry tree (dut ağacı) 3 19 265.00
008   olive tree (all types) 358 4,477 61,190.00
009   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 5 81 1,080.00
010   plateau olive (ova zeytuni) 4 18 180.00
011   plateau olive (ova zeytun) 1 8 80.00
012   plateau and mountain olive tree (zeytun-ı ova ve dağ) 1 45 450.00
013   olive sapling (zeytun fidanı) 1 150 1,500.00
014   olive tree (şecer-i zeytun) 1 1 10.00
015   plateau olive (zeytun-ı ova) 19 83 890.00
016   mountain olive (zeytun-ı dağ) 39 509 13,660.00
017   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 135 2,528 30,365.00
018   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 39 285 3,615.00
019   olive tree (zeytun 2) 70 515 5,635.00
020   plataeu olive tree (ovada zeytun 2) 6 20 250.00
021   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 37 234 3,475.00
022   fig trees 19 72 469.00
023   fig trees (incir ağacı) 1 10 100.00
024   fig (incir) 6 12 54.00
025   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 4 32 210.00
026   fig trees (incir eşcarı) 7 17 100.00
027   fig trees (inci̇r eşcari) 1 1 5.00
028   Almond tree (all types) 4 10 50.00
029   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 3 9 45.00
030   almond tree (badem 2) 1 1 5.00
031   carob trees 50 217 1,180.00
032   carob tree (harub 2) 25 136 665.00
033   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 1 2 10.00
034   carob trees (harub eşcarı) 23 76 490.00
035   carob tree (harub ağacı) 1 3 15.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 2,382 3,048 547,867.00
002   house (hane) 2,135 2,141 514,972.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 5 5 1,500.00
004   ruined house (harab hane) 1 1 150.00
005   two-storey house (fevkani ve tahtani hane) 3 3 13,000.00
006   houses (haneler) 1 1 600.00
007   houses part of an estate (çiftlik) (çiftlik haneleri) 1 1 2,000.00
008   two-storey house with stable and barn (hane-i fevkani ve tahtani ma' ahιr samanlık) 1 1 800.00
009   house inside garden (derun-ı bağçede hane) 1 1 200.00
010   house with stable and barn (hane ma-ahır ve samanlık) 2 2 1,500.00
011   house with olive trees (hane ma zeytun) 1 1 200.00
012   other house (defa hane) 8 8 4,500.00
013   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 5 5 2,000.00
014   grocery (bakkal dükkani) 4 4 1,800.00
015   olive workshop (zeytun karhanesi) 1 1 200.00
016   agricultural buildings 54 55 4,945.00
017   barn (samanlik) 1 1 100.00
018   pen (mandıra) 41 42 2,995.00
019   pen lot (mandıra yeri) 3 3 130.00
020   ruined pen (harabe mandıra) 1 1 100.00
021   pen and room (mandıra ve oda) 3 3 420.00
022   estate (çiftlik) with stable and barn (çiftlik ma' ahır ve samanlık) 1 1 600.00
023   vineyard house (bağ hane) 1 1 300.00
024   pen and house (mandıra ve hane) 1 1 100.00
025   pen and shed (mandıra ve sundurma) 2 2 200.00
026   part of building 2 2 340.00
027   room 1 1 90.00
028   room in cotton garden (pembe bağçesinde oda) 1 1 90.00
029   house entrance hall (hane önü) 1 1 250.00
030   storeroom (mahzen) 1 1 100.00
031   store (mağaza) 1 1 100.00
032   building for animals 160 821 6,735.00
033   beehive (ari kovani) 157 808 5,335.00
034   stable and barn (ahir ve samanlik) 2 12 1,200.00
035   camel fold (develi̇k) 1 1 200.00
036   auxilliary structures 5 4 6,650.00
037   water wheel well (dolab kuyusu) 1 1 150.00
038   water wheel (dolablık) 2 1 2,000.00
039   house with yard (hane havlu) 1 1 2,500.00
040   water wheel with running water (ma-yı cari dolaplık) 1 1 2,000.00
041   Mills 20 19 12,125.00
042   olive mill (zeytun değirmanı) 2 2 400.00
043   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 9 8 1,925.00
044   flour mill (un değirmeni) 2 2 1,000.00
045   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 2 2 1,300.00
046   Watermills 3 3 6,500.00
047   winter mill (kiş deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 4,000.00
048   water mill (su değirmeni) 1 1 2,500.00
049   horse mill (at deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 1,000.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 2,678 48,509 807,336.00
002   camel (deve) 16 62 16,060.00
003   young camel ([deve] küçüğü) 5 10 1,000.00
004   head camel of a caravan (deve katar) 1 6 1,800.00
005   Sheep and goats 861 46,139 370,976.00
006   sheep (agnam) 840 43,816 352,392.00
007   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 13 1,861 14,888.00
008   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 3 620 4,960.00
009   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 9 1,211 9,688.00
010   sheep (koyun) 4 175 1,400.00
011   goat (keçi̇) 4 287 2,296.00
012   Bovidae 1,545 1,969 331,130.00
013   cow (inek) 572 713 50,630.00
014   calf (dana) 294 342 15,545.00
015   suckling calf (buzaği) 294 342 15,545.00
016   pair of cows (çift inek) 22 26 4,950.00
017   pair of cows (inek çift) 5 5 850.00
018   cow with calf (inek ma buzaği) 11 28 1,770.00
019   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 23 60 4,830.00
020   wild cow (yabani inek) 2 3 225.00
021   Oxen 973 1,256 280,500.00
022   pair of ox and cow (inek öküz çift) 1 1 250.00
023   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 901 1,166 266,375.00
024   ox (öküz) 71 89 13,875.00
025   young ox (öküz tosun) 1 1 250.00
026   Equidae 256 339 89,170.00
027   horse (bargi̇r) 111 166 29,690.00
028   mare (kisrak) 75 124 23,600.00
029   mare with colt (kisrak ma tay) 1 1 250.00
030   mare and colt (kisrak ve tay) 10 25 3,750.00
031   colt (tay) 10 10 525.00
032   horse used for water-wheel well (dolap bargiri) 1 1 150.00
033   horse and mare (bargir ve kısrak) 1 2 250.00
034   mule (katir) 145 173 59,480.00
035   baby mule (tay katır) 2 2 350.00
036   well mule (dolab katırı) 6 6 2,000.00
This record was last edited on: Sept. 13, 2021, 7:50 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: District of Mesaoria. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5639/ on 16/01/2026.
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