Database ID G5657
Database UUID: 611ea32c-b8e7-46d7-8d92-2693e6962dc8
Name: Xylotymvou
Transcribed name: Dimbu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Xylotymvou
Ξυλοτύμβου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Xylotymbo
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 10,883.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
2,613.0 185.0 5,140.0 2,945.0
24.0% 1.7% 47.2% 27.1%
General statistics
District of Mesaoria:
13.00
2,171.00
0.6%
District of Mesaoria:
0.00
35.00
0.0%
District of Mesaoria:
12.00
2,398.00
0.5%
District of Mesaoria:
12.00
2,402.00
0.5%
District of Mesaoria:
19.00
4,064.00
0.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
492.50
114,431.13
0.4%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
2,613.00
1,375,343.50
0.2%
District of Mesaoria:
4.00
442.00
0.9%
District of Mesaoria:
16.00
2,382.00
0.7%
District of Mesaoria:
23.00
5,906.00
0.4%
District of Mesaoria:
19.00
3,048.00
0.6%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
185.00
66,731.00
0.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
5,140.00
547,867.00
0.9%
District of Mesaoria:
10.00
2,678.00
0.4%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
211.00
48,509.00
0.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
2,945.00
807,336.00
0.4%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
10,883.00
2,797,277.50
0.4%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Ali Havra
muslim (ehl-i islam) Xylotymvou 330.00
Paraşevka son of Varnava
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 1,871.00
Mihail Çilanko?
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 370.00
İbraşim son of Marko
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 1,360.00
İlyas Felah
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 88.00
Wife of Yasif
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 880.00
Yasif
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 0.00
Kara Leno
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 304.00
Adamo son of Dimitri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 1,570.00
Evhtori son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Xylotymvou 455.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 19 492.50 2,613.00
002   land with vegetation 5 15.00 565.00
003   tree crops 1 1.00 30.00
004   fig tree crops 1 1.00 30.00
005   enclosed land with fig trees (firahti ma' incir) 1 1.00 30.00
006   non tree crop 1 1.00 25.00
007   grains 1 1.00 25.00
008   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 1.00 25.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 3 13.00 510.00
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 3 13.00 510.00
011   Gardens, irrigation not specified 2 10.00 360.00
012   tree garden (eşcârli bağçe) 2 10.00 360.00
013   other land use 2 2.00 20.00
014   threshing floor (harman) 2 2.00 20.00
015   threshing floor (harman yeri) 2 2.00 20.00
016   Uncultivated lands 12 475.50 2,028.00
017   Fallow lands 11 475.50 1,998.00
018   barren field (kiraç tarla) 11 475.50 1,998.00
019   Deserted lands 1 0.00 30.00
020   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 1 0.00 30.00
021   deserted plot (arsa-i haliye) 1 0.00 30.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 4 23 185.00
002   olive tree (all types) 3 8 110.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 3 8 110.00
004   fig trees 1 15 75.00
005   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 1 15 75.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 16 19 5,140.00
002   house (hane) 10 10 3,030.00
003   agricultural buildings 2 2 80.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 30.00
005   pen lot (mandıra yeri) 1 1 50.00
006   building for animals 2 6 30.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 2 6 30.00
008   auxilliary structures 2 1 2,000.00
009   water wheel (dolablık) 2 1 2,000.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 10 211 2,945.00
002   Sheep and goats 2 200 1,600.00
003   sheep (agnam) 2 200 1,600.00
004   Bovidae 8 11 1,345.00
005   cow (inek) 4 7 345.00
006   calf (dana) 2 4 120.00
007   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 4 120.00
008   Oxen 4 4 1,000.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 4 4 1,000.00
This record was last edited on: Aug. 11, 2020, 9:54 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: Xylotymvou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5657/ on 07/12/2025.
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