Database ID G5663
Database UUID: e02f1ebc-93c2-4035-bdf2-a4f8ad951d51
Name: Kontea
Transcribed name: Lisi Bağçeleri
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Kontea
Κοντέα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Kontea
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 19,365.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
9,615.0 480.0 4,460.0 4,810.0
49.7% 2.5% 23.0% 24.8%
General statistics
District of Mesaoria:
20.00
2,171.00
0.9%
District of Mesaoria:
0.00
35.00
0.0%
District of Mesaoria:
24.00
2,398.00
1.0%
District of Mesaoria:
24.00
2,402.00
1.0%
District of Mesaoria:
37.00
4,064.00
0.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
729.50
114,431.13
0.6%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
9,615.00
1,375,343.50
0.7%
District of Mesaoria:
1.00
442.00
0.2%
District of Mesaoria:
27.00
2,382.00
1.1%
District of Mesaoria:
24.00
5,906.00
0.4%
District of Mesaoria:
44.00
3,048.00
1.4%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
480.00
66,731.00
0.7%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
4,460.00
547,867.00
0.8%
District of Mesaoria:
15.00
2,678.00
0.6%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
188.00
48,509.00
0.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
4,810.00
807,336.00
0.6%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
19,365.00
2,797,277.50
0.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Hasan Kethüda
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kontea 1,250.00
Father Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 1,430.00
Wife of father Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 560.00
Simiko son of Anesti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 1,770.00
Apostoli son of Anesti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 1,490.00
Simiko son of Mihail
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 430.00
Mihail son of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 1,470.00
Yani son of Acı Luizo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 80.00
Kostanti son of Acı Luizo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 770.00
Nikola son of Hacı
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Kontea 520.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 37 729.50 9,615.00
002   land with vegetation 23 91.50 4,160.00
003   tree crops 1 4.50 450.00
004   non tree crop 8 24.00 1,010.00
005   cotton 8 24.00 1,010.00
006   Water-related cotton properties 1 6.00 240.00
007   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 1 6.00 240.00
008   Undefined cotton 7 18.00 770.00
009   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 7 18.00 770.00
010   fields, gardens and similar 14 63.00 2,700.00
011   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 12 43.00 2,550.00
012   Orchards 1 8.00 800.00
013   orchard field (bostan tarlasi) 1 8.00 800.00
014   Gardens, irrigation not specified 7 20.00 1,000.00
015   tree garden (eşcârli bağçe) 5 10.00 500.00
016   garden (bağçe) 1 6.00 300.00
017   garden with trees (bağçe ma' eşcar) 1 4.00 200.00
018   Gardens, irrigated 4 15.00 750.00
019   garden with waterwheel (dolaplı bağçe) 2 7.00 350.00
020   garden with waterwheel and trees (dolaplı ve eşcarlı bağçe) 2 8.00 400.00
021   enclosed area with olive trees (fırahti zeytunlarıyla) 1 4.50 450.00
022   Fields 1 20.00 100.00
023   Fields, irrigation not specified 1 20.00 100.00
024   field (tarla) 1 20.00 100.00
025   other land use 4 3.00 780.00
026   threshing floor (harman) 3 3.00 30.00
027   water-related infrastructure 1 0.00 750.00
028   old fountain with tank (kadim ma-i cari maa havuz) 1 0.00 750.00
029   Uncultivated lands 10 635.00 4,675.00
030   Fallow lands 10 635.00 4,675.00
031   barren field (kiraç tarla) 10 635.00 4,675.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 1 24 480.00
002   olive tree (all types) 1 24 480.00
003   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 1 24 480.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 27 44 4,460.00
002   house (hane) 19 19 4,220.00
003   part of building 1 1 90.00
004   room 1 1 90.00
005   room in cotton garden (pembe bağçesinde oda) 1 1 90.00
006   building for animals 7 24 150.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 7 24 150.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 15 188 4,810.00
002   Sheep and goats 2 170 1,360.00
003   sheep (agnam) 2 170 1,360.00
004   Bovidae 13 18 3,450.00
005   cow (inek) 5 5 300.00
006   calf (dana) 4 4 200.00
007   suckling calf (buzaği) 4 4 200.00
008   Oxen 8 13 3,150.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 8 13 3,150.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 5, 2020, 6:39 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: Kontea. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5663/ on 08/12/2025.
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