Database ID G5682
Database UUID: 68e06537-856c-436e-a377-2a9fce362b1b
Name: Peristerona (Ammochostou)
Transcribed name: Peristerona
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Peristerona (Ammochostou)
Περιστερώνα (Αμμοχώστου)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Peristerona
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 82,503.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
51,446.0 225.0 15,840.0 14,992.0
62.4% 0.3% 19.2% 18.2%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Peristerona (Ammochostou) (This record) 73,028 88.52%
Agios Anastasios Ayanastas Manastırı 9,475 11.48%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Mesaoria:
56.00
2,171.00
2.6%
District of Mesaoria:
1.00
35.00
2.9%
District of Mesaoria:
59.00
2,398.00
2.5%
District of Mesaoria:
59.00
2,402.00
2.5%
District of Mesaoria:
89.00
4,064.00
2.2%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
2,755.00
114,431.13
2.4%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
51,446.00
1,375,343.50
3.7%
District of Mesaoria:
10.00
442.00
2.3%
District of Mesaoria:
63.00
2,382.00
2.6%
District of Mesaoria:
20.00
5,906.00
0.3%
District of Mesaoria:
75.00
3,048.00
2.5%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
225.00
66,731.00
0.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
15,840.00
547,867.00
2.9%
District of Mesaoria:
58.00
2,678.00
2.2%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
934.00
48,509.00
1.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
14,992.00
807,336.00
1.9%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
82,503.00
2,797,277.50
2.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Peristeronalı Acı Mihail
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 1,405.00
Imam and molla Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 2,175.00
Hafiz and molla Murad
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 442.00
Mustafa Bölükbaşı
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 270.00
Yusuf son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 60.00
Camkut? Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 2,655.00
Shepherd Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 320.00
Kara Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 3,357.00
Zenk? Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 845.00
Ahmed son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Peristerona (Ammochostou) 60.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 89 2,755.00 51,446.00
002   land with vegetation 78 2,656.00 50,758.00
003   enclosed land with trees (eşcarlı fırahti) 1 1.00 50.00
004   tree crops 1 1.00 100.00
005   mulberry crops 1 1.00 100.00
006   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 1 1.00 100.00
007   non tree crop 72 2,420.00 49,128.00
008   tobacco 1 1.00 20.00
009   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 1 1.00 20.00
010   cotton 48 1,164.00 41,250.00
011   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 48 1,164.00 41,250.00
012   grains 23 1,255.00 7,858.00
013   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 19 1,248.00 7,578.00
014   fodder field (hasıllık) 4 7.00 280.00
015   fields, gardens and similar 4 234.00 1,480.00
016   ruined garden (harab bağçe) 1 4.00 100.00
017   field (tarla) 3 230.00 1,380.00
018   other land use 8 9.00 160.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 7 7.00 80.00
020   threshing floor (harman yeri) 3 3.00 40.00
021   enclosed land (fırahti) 1 2.00 80.00
022   land without vegetation 3 90.00 528.00
023   barren field (kiraç tarla) 3 90.00 528.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 10 20 225.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 5 25.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 5 25.00
004   olive tree (all types) 8 14 195.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 8 14 195.00
006   Almond tree (all types) 1 1 5.00
007   almond tree (badem 2) 1 1 5.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 63 75 15,840.00
002   house (hane) 57 57 15,520.00
003   house inside garden (derun-ı bağçede hane) 1 1 200.00
004   agricultural buildings 2 2 160.00
005   pen (mandıra) 2 2 160.00
006   building for animals 4 16 160.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 4 16 160.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 40 911 9,242.00
002   sheep (agnam) 17 883 7,072.00
003   horse (bargi̇r) 2 2 300.00
004   cow (inek) 20 24 1,620.00
005   calf (dana) 8 9 420.00
006   suckling calf (buzaği) 8 9 420.00
007   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 250.00
008   cow with calf (inek ma buzaği) 2 4 200.00
009   ox (öküz) 1 2 250.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 5, 2020, 3:24 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: Peristerona (Ammochostou). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5682/ on 03/12/2024.
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