Database ID G5696
Database UUID: fa599a31-3b8f-4a71-afd4-aa44562ab6a4
Name: Agios Georgios (Ammochostou)
Transcribed name: Aya Yorgi Ispatariko
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Mesaoria
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Agios Georgios (Ammochostou)
Άγιος Γεώργιος (Αμμοχώστου)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Ayios Yeorgios
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 44,590.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
17,253.5 1,350.0 9,855.0 16,132.0
38.7% 3.0% 22.1% 36.2%
General statistics
District of Mesaoria:
38.00
2,171.00
1.8%
District of Mesaoria:
0.00
35.00
0.0%
District of Mesaoria:
39.00
2,398.00
1.6%
District of Mesaoria:
39.00
2,402.00
1.6%
District of Mesaoria:
61.00
4,064.00
1.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
1,906.50
114,431.13
1.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
17,253.50
1,375,343.50
1.3%
District of Mesaoria:
2.00
442.00
0.5%
District of Mesaoria:
43.00
2,382.00
1.8%
District of Mesaoria:
90.00
5,906.00
1.5%
District of Mesaoria:
62.00
3,048.00
2.0%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
1,350.00
66,731.00
2.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
9,855.00
547,867.00
1.8%
District of Mesaoria:
43.00
2,678.00
1.6%
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
577.00
48,509.00
1.2%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
16,132.00
807,336.00
2.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
44,590.50
2,797,277.50
1.6%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Kapusuz Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 8,200.00
Halil son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 1,495.00
Yusuf son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 200.00
Ali son of 'Ömer
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 615.00
Mahmud
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 250.00
Mustafa son of Halil
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 150.00
Zemzi Lefkoşalı
muslim (ehl-i islam) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 200.00
Monk Andimo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 1,019.00
Andrea son of Acı Yorgi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 1,550.00
Yorgi son of Acı Andoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Georgios (Ammochostou) 1,385.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 61 1,906.50 17,253.50
002   land with vegetation 37 842.50 11,783.50
003   non tree crop 25 353.50 8,272.50
004   cotton 21 315.50 7,687.50
005   Undefined cotton 21 315.50 7,687.50
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 21 315.50 7,687.50
007   grains 4 38.00 585.00
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 25.00 125.00
009   fodder field (hasıllık) 3 13.00 460.00
010   fields, gardens and similar 12 489.00 3,511.00
011   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 5 18.00 1,150.00
012   mulberry crops 1 4.00 200.00
013   mulberry garden with well (dolaplı ve tutlu bağçe) 1 4.00 200.00
014   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 1.00 100.00
015   fruit garden (meyve bahçesi) 1 1.00 100.00
016   Gardens, irrigated 3 13.00 850.00
017   garden with waterwheel (dolaplı bağçe) 1 6.00 300.00
018   garden with fruits and waterwheel (meyveli ve dolaplı bağçe) 1 1.00 100.00
019   garden with water pump well (dolab kuyusu ile bağçe) 1 6.00 450.00
020   Fields 7 471.00 2,361.00
021   Fields, irrigation not specified 7 471.00 2,361.00
022   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 1 1.00 100.00
023   field (tarla) 6 470.00 2,261.00
024   other land use 9 9.00 170.00
025   threshing floor (harman) 9 9.00 170.00
026   Uncultivated lands 15 1,055.00 5,300.00
027   Fallow lands 14 1,050.00 5,250.00
028   barren field (kiraç tarla) 14 1,050.00 5,250.00
029   Deserted lands 1 5.00 50.00
030   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 1 5.00 50.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 2 90 1,350.00
002   olive tree (all types) 2 90 1,350.00
003   mountain olive (zeytun-ı dağ) 1 87 1,305.00
004   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 3 45.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 43 62 9,855.00
002   house (hane) 37 36 9,240.00
003   building for animals 5 25 115.00
004   beehive (ari kovani) 5 25 115.00
005   Mills 1 1 500.00
006   flour mill (un değirmeni) 1 1 500.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 43 577 16,132.00
002   camel (deve) 2 5 1,300.00
003   young camel ([deve] küçüğü) 1 1 100.00
004   Sheep and goats 10 518 4,152.00
005   sheep (agnam) 10 518 4,152.00
006   Bovidae 25 34 6,230.00
007   cow (inek) 9 15 1,480.00
008   calf (dana) 3 3 105.00
009   suckling calf (buzaği) 3 3 105.00
010   pair of cows (çift inek) 2 2 400.00
011   pair of cows (inek çift) 1 1 200.00
012   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 2 8 800.00
013   Oxen 16 19 4,750.00
014   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 14 17 4,250.00
015   ox (öküz) 2 2 500.00
016   Equidae 6 20 4,450.00
017   horse (bargi̇r) 3 17 3,450.00
018   mare (kisrak) 2 16 3,200.00
019   mare and colt (kisrak ve tay) 1 4 800.00
020   mule (katir) 3 3 1,000.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 4, 2020, 6:36 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: Agios Georgios (Ammochostou). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5696/ on 18/01/2026.
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