Database ID G5678
Database UUID: 3da5888d-f4a7-424c-8d32-a58830d5ac5a
Name: Prastio
Transcribed name: Piraskyo
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Prastio (Ammochostou)
Πραστιό (Αμμοχώστου)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Prastion Tis Sigouris
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 173,498.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
102,892.0 550.0 26,740.0 43,316.0
59.3% 0.3% 15.4% 25.0%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Prastio (This record) 141,678 81.66%
İsveç Konsolosu Kostantin Peristyani'nin Çiftliği İsveç Konsolosu Kostantin Peristyani'nin Çiftliği 10,700 6.17%
Prusya Konsolosu Yakumeto Madei'nin Çiftliği Prusya Konsolosu Yakumeto Madei'nin Çiftliği 21,120 12.17%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Mesaoria:
94.00
2,171.00
4.3%
District of Mesaoria:
1.00
35.00
2.9%
District of Mesaoria:
121.00
2,398.00
5.0%
District of Mesaoria:
121.00
2,402.00
5.0%
District of Mesaoria:
142.00
4,064.00
3.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
5,169.50
114,431.13
4.5%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
102,892.00
1,375,343.50
7.5%
District of Mesaoria:
2.00
442.00
0.5%
District of Mesaoria:
106.00
2,382.00
4.5%
District of Mesaoria:
80.00
5,906.00
1.4%
District of Mesaoria:
145.00
3,048.00
4.8%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
550.00
66,731.00
0.8%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
26,740.00
547,867.00
4.9%
District of Mesaoria:
67.00
2,678.00
2.5%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
3,635.00
48,509.00
7.5%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
43,316.00
807,336.00
5.4%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
173,498.00
2,797,277.50
6.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
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
Osman son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Prastio 1,750.00
Emine Hatun
muslim (ehl-i islam) Prastio 360.00
Mehmed
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Prastio 50.00
Ali Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Prastio 50.00
Daughter of Yusuf
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Prastio 130.00
Yusuf
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Prastio 0.00
Daughter of Antoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Prastio 200.00
Antoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Prastio 0.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 142 5,169.50 102,892.00
002   land with vegetation 122 4,361.50 97,632.00
003   enclosed land with trees (eşcarlı fırahti) 1 1.00 50.00
004   enclosed land with trees (firahti eşcarı) 1 1.00 50.00
005   non tree crop 120 4,310.50 97,082.00
006   cotton 97 2,411.50 77,312.00
007   Undefined cotton 97 2,411.50 77,312.00
008   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 94 2,251.50 71,812.00
009   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 3 160.00 5,500.00
010   grains 23 1,899.00 19,770.00
011   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 23 1,899.00 19,770.00
012   fields, gardens and similar 1 50.00 500.00
013   Fields 1 50.00 500.00
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 1 50.00 500.00
015   field (tarla) 1 50.00 500.00
016   other land use 16 28.00 360.00
017   threshing floor (harman) 15 27.00 340.00
018   threshing floor (harman yeri) 7 19.00 260.00
019   enclosed land (fırahti) 1 1.00 20.00
020   Uncultivated lands 4 780.00 4,900.00
021   Fallow lands 2 200.00 2,000.00
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 2 200.00 2,000.00
023   Deserted lands 2 580.00 2,900.00
024   deserted field (hâli tarla) 2 580.00 2,900.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 2 80 550.00
002   olive tree (all types) 1 30 300.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 30 300.00
004   carob trees 1 50 250.00
005   carob tree (harub 2) 1 50 250.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 106 145 26,740.00
002   house (hane) 96 95 23,510.00
003   houses (haneler) 1 1 600.00
004   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 2 2 1,000.00
005   grocery (bakkal dükkani) 2 2 1,000.00
006   agricultural buildings 3 3 750.00
007   pen (mandıra) 2 2 150.00
008   estate (çiftlik) with stable and barn (çiftlik ma' ahır ve samanlık) 1 1 600.00
009   building for animals 4 44 980.00
010   beehive (ari kovani) 3 38 380.00
011   stable and barn (ahir ve samanlik) 1 6 600.00
012   Mills 1 1 500.00
013   horse mill (at deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 500.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 67 3,635 43,316.00
002   Sheep and goats 26 3,560 28,056.00
003   sheep (agnam) 24 2,960 23,256.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 2 600 4,800.00
005   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 2 600 4,800.00
006   Bovidae 34 68 12,960.00
007   cow (inek) 12 15 910.00
008   calf (dana) 5 5 190.00
009   suckling calf (buzaği) 5 5 190.00
010   cow with calf (inek ma buzaği) 2 4 245.00
011   Oxen 22 53 12,050.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 18 45 11,050.00
013   ox (öküz) 4 8 1,000.00
014   Equidae 7 7 2,300.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 150.00
016   mule (katir) 6 6 2,150.00
This record was last edited on: March 25, 2022, 11:26 a.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: Prastio. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5678/ on 18/01/2026.
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