Name: Peristerona (Ammochostou)
Transcribed name: Peristerona
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Peristerona (Ammochostou)
Περιστερώνα (Αμμοχώστου)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Peristerona
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 51,589.00
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
35,553.0 200.0 8,765.0 7,171.0
68.9% 0.4% 17.0% 13.9%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Peristerona (Ammochostou) (This record) 42,114 81.63%
Agios Anastasios Ayanastas Manastırı 9,475 18.37%
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:
2.00
82.00
2.4%
District of Mesaoria:
89.00
4,064.00
2.2%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
1,629.00
60,201.63
2.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
35,553.00
785,033.00
4.5%
District of Mesaoria:
10.00
442.00
2.3%
District of Mesaoria:
63.00
2,382.00
2.6%
District of Mesaoria:
16.00
4,050.00
0.4%
District of Mesaoria:
17.00
752.00
2.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
200.00
48,731.00
0.4%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
8,765.00
258,767.00
3.4%
District of Mesaoria:
58.00
2,678.00
2.2%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
662.00
34,250.00
1.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
7,171.00
402,846.00
1.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
51,589.00
1,487,147.00
3.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Peristeronalı Acı Mihail
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 1,405.00
Imam and molla Ahmed
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 2,175.00
Hafiz and molla Murad
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 442.00
Mustafa Bölükbaşı
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 270.00
Yusuf son of Hasan
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 60.00
Camkut? Ahmed
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 2,655.00
Shepherd Mustafa
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 320.00
Kara Hasan
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 3,357.00
Zenk? Hasan
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 845.00
Ahmed son of Mustafa
Peristerona (Ammochostou) 60.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 89 1,862.00 37,981.00
002   land with vegetation 78 1,768.00 37,333.00
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 crops 72 1,532.00 35,703.00
008   tobacco 1 1.00 20.00
009   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 1 1.00 20.00
010   cotton 48 671.00 29,630.00
011   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 48 671.00 29,630.00
012   grains 23 860.00 6,053.00
013   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 19 853.00 5,773.00
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 4.00 120.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 7 2.00 40.00
020   threshing floor (harman yeri) 3 1.00 30.00
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   Total trees 10 17 200.00
002   Total mulberry trees 1 5 25.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 5 25.00
004   olive trees 8 11 170.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 8 11 170.00
006   Total almond trees 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   Total buildings 63 20 8,925.00
002   house (hane) 57 3 8,685.00
003   house inside garden (derun-ı bağçede hane) 1 1 200.00
004   agricultural buildings 2 1 80.00
005   pen (mandıra) 2 1 80.00
006   buildings 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   Total animals 58 674 7,921.00
002   sheep (agnam) 17 656 5,256.00
003   horse (bargi̇r) 2 1 150.00
004   cow (inek) 20 9 765.00
005   calf (dana) 8 3 190.00
006   suckling calf (buzaği) 8 3 190.00
007   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 250.00
008   cow with calf (inek ma buzaği) 2 2 100.00
009   ox (öküz) 19 8 1,750.00
010   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 18 6 1,500.00
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 30/05/2023.
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