Database ID G5686
Database UUID: ad7c27c9-a257-46a7-9cd6-e01e61bc5f74
Name: Milia (Ammochostou)
Transcribed name: Milya
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Milia (Ammochostou)
Μηλιά (Αμμοχώστου)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Milea
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 23,927.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
13,200.0 57.0 5,610.0 5,060.0
55.2% 0.2% 23.4% 21.1%
General statistics
District of Mesaoria:
21.00
2,171.00
1.0%
District of Mesaoria:
1.00
35.00
2.9%
District of Mesaoria:
21.00
2,398.00
0.9%
District of Mesaoria:
21.00
2,402.00
0.9%
District of Mesaoria:
28.00
4,064.00
0.7%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
1,093.00
114,431.13
1.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
13,200.00
1,375,343.50
1.0%
District of Mesaoria:
1.00
442.00
0.2%
District of Mesaoria:
23.00
2,382.00
1.0%
District of Mesaoria:
19.00
5,906.00
0.3%
District of Mesaoria:
26.00
3,048.00
0.9%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
57.00
66,731.00
0.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
5,610.00
547,867.00
1.0%
District of Mesaoria:
15.00
2,678.00
0.6%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
343.00
48,509.00
0.7%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
5,060.00
807,336.00
0.6%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
23,927.00
2,797,277.50
0.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Shepherd Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Milia (Ammochostou) 460.00
Lefkoşa sakinlerinden Kofzozoğlu Hacı Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Milia (Ammochostou) 12,337.00
İpkieri son of Luizo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 1,960.00
Kiryako son of Lorenzo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 2,890.00
Acı Lefteri son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 80.00
Panayi son of Kiryako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 675.00
Acı Yorgi son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 150.00
Sava son of Ristallu
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 205.00
Tomazo son of Luizo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 695.00
İlyasi son of Kolombado
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Milia (Ammochostou) 615.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 28 1,093.00 13,200.00
002   land with vegetation 15 424.00 9,835.00
003   non tree crop 3 92.00 1,645.00
004   cotton 2 45.00 1,410.00
005   Undefined cotton 2 45.00 1,410.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 2 45.00 1,410.00
007   grains 1 47.00 235.00
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 47.00 235.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 12 332.00 8,190.00
010   Fields 12 332.00 8,190.00
011   Fields, irrigation not specified 12 332.00 8,190.00
012   black-eyed peas field (börülce tarlası) 3 46.00 1,860.00
013   field (tarla) 9 286.00 6,330.00
014   other land use 4 4.00 40.00
015   threshing floor (harman) 4 4.00 40.00
016   Uncultivated lands 9 665.00 3,325.00
017   Fallow lands 9 665.00 3,325.00
018   barren field (kiraç tarla) 8 640.00 3,200.00
019   barren tobacco field (kiraç duhani tarla) 1 25.00 125.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 1 19 57.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 19 57.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 19 57.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 23 26 5,610.00
002   house (hane) 22 22 5,590.00
003   building for animals 1 4 20.00
004   beehive (ari kovani) 1 4 20.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 15 343 5,060.00
002   Sheep and goats 6 325 2,600.00
003   sheep (agnam) 6 325 2,600.00
004   Bovidae 8 17 2,260.00
005   cow (inek) 5 12 910.00
006   calf (dana) 2 4 160.00
007   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 4 160.00
008   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 1 4 300.00
009   Oxen 3 5 1,350.00
010   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 3 5 1,350.00
011   Equidae 1 1 200.00
012   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 200.00
013   mare (kisrak) 1 1 200.00
This record was last edited on: Jan. 15, 2020, 7:06 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: Milia (Ammochostou). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5686/ on 16/01/2026.
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