Database ID G5721
Database UUID: fde07ca3-00ed-4141-bf82-30e67c5c8cc3
Name: Kyrenia
Transcribed name: Girniye
Category: town (kasaba-ı nefs)
Administrative dependency: District of Kyrenia
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Kyrenia
Κερύνεια
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Riatiko
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 45,205.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
5,720.0 13,345.0 18,220.0 7,920.0
12.7% 29.5% 40.3% 17.5%
General statistics
District of Kyrenia:
109.00
1,423.00
7.7%
District of Kyrenia:
4.00
43.00
9.3%
District of Kyrenia:
144.00
1,607.00
9.0%
District of Kyrenia:
150.00
1,643.00
9.1%
District of Kyrenia:
82.00
2,866.00
2.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Kyrenia:
878.00
30,017.52
2.9%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
5,720.00
611,147.50
0.9%
District of Kyrenia:
130.00
2,011.00
6.5%
District of Kyrenia:
126.00
1,713.00
7.4%
District of Kyrenia:
1,574.00
35,582.00
4.4%
District of Kyrenia:
125.00
2,345.00
5.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
13,345.00
389,495.00
3.4%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
18,220.00
263,601.00
6.9%
District of Kyrenia:
33.00
915.00
3.6%
Animals (number)
District of Kyrenia:
366.00
20,490.00
1.8%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
7,920.00
287,405.00
2.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
45,205.00
1,551,648.50
2.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Muhammed son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 350.00
Hüseyin son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 150.00
Wife of Hüseyin son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 80.00
Bombardier sergeant Salih son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 10.00
Wife of bombardier sergeant Salih son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 80.00
Salih son of Muhammed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 2,870.00
Bombardier captain Muhammed son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 2,510.00
Bombardier Mustafa son of Muhammed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 105.00
Bombardier sergeant Hacı Muhammed son of Halil
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 160.00
Bombardier corporal son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kyrenia 85.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 82 878.00 5,720.00
002   land with vegetation 63 861.50 5,245.00
003   tree crops 2 1.00 25.00
004   mulberry crops 2 1.00 25.00
005   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 2 1.00 25.00
006   non tree crop 55 838.00 4,620.00
007   cotton 1 10.00 150.00
008   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 1 10.00 150.00
009   grains 54 828.00 4,470.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 52 823.00 4,370.00
011   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 4.00 80.00
012   fodder field (hasıllık tarla) 1 1.00 20.00
013   fields, gardens and similar 6 22.50 600.00
014   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 5 21.50 575.00
015   garden with running water (bağçe tarlası ma' ma-yi cari) 1 1.00 25.00
016   other land use 19 16.50 475.00
017   threshing floor (harman) 7 7.00 140.00
018   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 5 9.50 130.00
019   running water (ma-i cari) 7 0.00 205.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 130 1,574 13,345.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 1 6 30.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 1 6 30.00
004   olive tree (all types) 80 1,094 10,945.00
005   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 38 591 5,915.00
006   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 42 503 5,030.00
007   Almond tree (all types) 12 56 280.00
008   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 12 56 280.00
009   carob trees 37 418 2,090.00
010   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 37 418 2,090.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 126 125 18,220.00
002   house (hane) 109 109 12,320.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 1 1 170.00
004   shop (dükkan) 9 9 1,850.00
005   shop (belonging to endowment) (vakıf dükkan) 7 7 1,450.00
006   agricultural buildings 1 1 50.00
007   pen (mandıra) 1 1 50.00
008   hamam (hamam) 1 1 2,500.00
009   hamam belonging to islamic endowment (vakıf) (vakıf hamam) 1 1 2,500.00
010   storeroom (mahzen) 1 1 250.00
011   store (mağaza) 1 1 250.00
012   Mills 5 4 1,250.00
013   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 5 4 1,250.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 33 366 7,920.00
002   cow (inek) 6 6 600.00
003   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 100.00
004   mule (katir) 2 2 850.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 7 340 2,720.00
006   ox (öküz) 18 18 3,750.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 11 11 2,750.00
This record was last edited on: Aug. 28, 2022, 11 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: Kyrenia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5721/ on 09/06/2023.
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