| Database ID | G5706 |
| Database UUID: | 0b56d789-51f3-4f6a-b4d6-fa69d5f1e5ca |
| Name: | Akanthou |
| Transcribed name: | Akatu |
| Category: | village (karye) |
| Administrative dependency: | District of Mesaoria |
| Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus |
Akanthou Ακανθού |
| Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: | Akanthou Akatu |
| Ottoman legal status of population: | mixed |
| Total of property values by type (in kuruş): | 101,574.50 |
| Property values in kuruş and percentages by type: |
|
Lands
Trees
Buildings
Animals
33,207.5
30,970.0
18,075.0
19,322.0
32.7%
30.5%
17.8%
19.0%
|
| General statistics | |
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
78.00
2,171.00
3.6%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
1.00
35.00
2.9%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
77.00
2,398.00
3.2%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
77.00
2,402.00
3.2%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
211.00
4,064.00
5.2%
|
|
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Mesaoria:
|
3,081.88
114,431.13
2.7%
|
|
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
|
33,207.50
1,375,343.50
2.4%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
118.00
442.00
26.7%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
96.00
2,382.00
4.0%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
1,839.00
5,906.00
31.1%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
105.00
3,048.00
3.4%
|
|
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
|
30,970.00
66,731.00
46.4%
|
|
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
|
18,075.00
547,867.00
3.3%
|
|
District of Mesaoria:
|
81.00
2,678.00
3.0%
|
|
Animals (number)
District of Mesaoria:
|
940.00
48,509.00
1.9%
|
|
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
|
19,322.00
807,336.00
2.4%
|
|
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Mesaoria:
|
101,574.50
2,797,277.50
3.6%
|
| Persons in this and dependant locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ottoman legal status | Location | Value (in kuruş) |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Akanthou | 2,885.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Akanthou | 1,240.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Akanthou | 610.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 1,675.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 1,290.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 1,075.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 250.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 1,380.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 1,512.50 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Akanthou | 1,662.50 |
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| Statistics per land type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land use | Records | Land area (in dönüm) | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Land (all types) | 211 | 3,081.88 | 33,207.50 |
| 002 land with vegetation | 92 | 71.63 | 4,510.00 |
| 003 non tree crop | 33 | 37.50 | 1,225.00 |
| 004 cotton | 1 | 10.00 | 300.00 |
| 005 Undefined cotton | 1 | 10.00 | 300.00 |
| 006 cotton field (pembe tarlasi) | 1 | 10.00 | 300.00 |
| 007 vineyard | 16 | 16.00 | 565.00 |
| 008 vineyard (bağ) | 16 | 16.00 | 565.00 |
| 009 grains | 16 | 11.50 | 360.00 |
| 010 fodder field (hasıllık) | 16 | 11.50 | 360.00 |
| 011 fields, gardens and similar | 59 | 34.13 | 3,285.00 |
| 012 Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. | 59 | 34.13 | 3,285.00 |
| 013 mulberry crops | 47 | 26.63 | 2,650.00 |
| 014 mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) | 7 | 5.00 | 500.00 |
| 015 mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) | 38 | 19.63 | 1,950.00 |
| 016 garden with mulberry and other fruit-bearing trees (dutlu ve meyveli bağçe) | 2 | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| 017 Gardens, irrigation not specified | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 |
| 018 garden (bağçe) | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 |
| 019 other land use | 58 | 60.25 | 1,852.50 |
| 020 threshing floor (harman) | 1 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| 021 enclosed land (fırahti) | 2 | 0.75 | 60.00 |
| 022 running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) | 51 | 56.50 | 1,525.00 |
| 023 water share (su hissesi) | 3 | 1.00 | 172.50 |
| 024 pen (mandira) | 1 | 1.00 | 75.00 |
| 025 Uncultivated lands | 61 | 2,950.00 | 26,845.00 |
| 026 Fallow lands | 61 | 2,950.00 | 26,845.00 |
| 027 barren field (kiraç tarla) | 61 | 2,950.00 | 26,845.00 |
| 028 barren field (kiraç tarlası) | 1 | 10.00 | 100.00 |
| Statistics per tree type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Tree (all types) | 118 | 1,839 | 30,970.00 |
| 002 olive tree (all types) | 84 | 1,717 | 30,340.00 |
| 003 olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) | 1 | 35 | 350.00 |
| 004 plateau olive (zeytun-ı ova) | 1 | 10 | 150.00 |
| 005 mountain olive (zeytun-ı dağ) | 9 | 196 | 9,990.00 |
| 006 mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) | 64 | 1,237 | 16,765.00 |
| 007 olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) | 2 | 62 | 1,240.00 |
| 008 olive tree (zeytun 2) | 6 | 167 | 1,745.00 |
| 009 plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) | 1 | 10 | 100.00 |
| 010 carob trees | 34 | 122 | 630.00 |
| 011 carob tree (harub 2) | 17 | 66 | 300.00 |
| 012 carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) | 1 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 013 carob trees (harub eşcarı) | 15 | 51 | 305.00 |
| 014 carob tree (harub ağacı) | 1 | 3 | 15.00 |
| Statistics per building type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building use | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Building (all types) | 96 | 105 | 18,075.00 |
| 002 house (hane) | 79 | 79 | 13,960.00 |
| 003 shop/warehouse (dükkan) | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| 004 olive workshop (zeytun karhanesi) | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| 005 agricultural buildings | 6 | 6 | 435.00 |
| 006 pen (mandıra) | 5 | 5 | 335.00 |
| 007 pen and house (mandıra ve hane) | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 008 building for animals | 1 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 009 beehive (ari kovani) | 1 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 010 Mills | 9 | 8 | 3,425.00 |
| 011 olive mill (zeytun değirmanı) | 2 | 2 | 400.00 |
| 012 olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) | 6 | 5 | 525.00 |
| 013 Watermills | 1 | 1 | 2,500.00 |
| 014 water mill (su değirmeni) | 1 | 1 | 2,500.00 |
| Statistics per animal type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Animal (all types) | 81 | 940 | 19,322.00 |
| 002 Sheep and goats | 21 | 879 | 7,122.00 |
| 003 sheep (agnam) | 21 | 879 | 7,122.00 |
| 004 Bovidae | 54 | 55 | 11,125.00 |
| 005 cow (inek) | 7 | 7 | 750.00 |
| 006 calf (dana) | 3 | 3 | 350.00 |
| 007 suckling calf (buzaği) | 3 | 3 | 350.00 |
| 008 Oxen | 47 | 48 | 10,375.00 |
| 009 pair of oxen (çift öküz) | 34 | 35 | 8,750.00 |
| 010 ox (öküz) | 13 | 13 | 1,625.00 |
| 011 Equidae | 6 | 6 | 1,075.00 |
| 012 horse (bargi̇r) | 6 | 6 | 1,075.00 |
| 013 mare (kisrak) | 5 | 5 | 1,000.00 |
| 014 colt (tay) | 1 | 1 | 75.00 |
This record was last edited on: Jan. 15, 2020, 7:01 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:
Akanthou.
Retrieved from:
https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5706/
on
16/01/2026.