Database ID G5738
Database UUID: fb1a8155-585c-4dd6-b2e6-bf222d19daac
Name: Vasileia
Transcribed name: Vasilya
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Kyrenia
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Vasileia
Βασίλεια
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Vasilia
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 57,480.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
27,420.0 12,445.0 10,680.0 6,935.0
47.7% 21.7% 18.6% 12.1%
General statistics
District of Kyrenia:
39.00
1,423.00
2.7%
District of Kyrenia:
1.00
43.00
2.3%
District of Kyrenia:
38.00
1,607.00
2.4%
District of Kyrenia:
38.00
1,643.00
2.3%
District of Kyrenia:
47.00
2,866.00
1.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Kyrenia:
898.00
30,017.52
3.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
27,420.00
611,147.50
4.5%
District of Kyrenia:
77.00
2,011.00
3.8%
District of Kyrenia:
51.00
1,713.00
3.0%
District of Kyrenia:
1,287.00
35,582.00
3.6%
District of Kyrenia:
56.00
2,345.00
2.4%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
12,445.00
389,495.00
3.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
10,680.00
263,601.00
4.1%
District of Kyrenia:
20.00
915.00
2.2%
Animals (number)
District of Kyrenia:
469.00
20,490.00
2.3%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
6,935.00
287,405.00
2.4%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
57,480.00
1,551,648.50
3.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Mustafa son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 500.00
Hüseyin son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 139.00
İbrahim son of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 259.00
Wife of İbrahim son of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 100.00
Receb son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 110.00
Mehmed son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 195.00
İbrahim son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 89.00
Hüseyin son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 285.00
Ali son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 365.00
Muhammed son of Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Vasileia 261.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 47 898.00 27,420.00
002   land with vegetation 30 613.00 10,020.00
003   non tree crop 11 446.00 7,020.00
004   cotton 1 50.00 500.00
005   Undefined cotton 1 50.00 500.00
006   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 1 50.00 500.00
007   grains 10 396.00 6,520.00
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 10 396.00 6,520.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 19 167.00 3,000.00
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 4 5.25 412.50
011   mulberry crops 4 5.25 412.50
012   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 4 5.25 412.50
013   Fields 15 161.75 2,587.50
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 15 161.75 2,587.50
015   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 14 36.75 1,337.50
016   field (tarla) 1 125.00 1,250.00
017   other land use 15 7.00 15,875.00
018   threshing floor (harman) 4 7.00 140.00
019   other running water fountain (diğer ma-yı cari) 1 0.00 4,800.00
020   separate running water fountain (müstakil ma-i cari) 3 0.00 500.00
021   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 7 0.00 10,435.00
022   Uncultivated lands 2 278.00 1,525.00
023   Fallow lands 2 278.00 1,525.00
024   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 275.00 1,375.00
025   barren garden (kıraç bağçe) 1 3.00 150.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 77 1,287 12,445.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 17 125 375.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 17 125 375.00
004   olive tree (all types) 37 1,030 11,410.00
005   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 7 202 2,020.00
006   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 30 828 9,390.00
007   Almond tree (all types) 10 48 240.00
008   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 10 48 240.00
009   carob trees 12 82 400.00
010   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 12 82 400.00
011   lemon trees 1 2 20.00
012   lemon trees (eşcar-ı limon) 1 2 20.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 51 56 10,680.00
002   house (hane) 41 41 9,170.00
003   ruined house (harab hane) 3 3 680.00
004   οther two-storey house (fevkani diğer hane) 1 1 1,800.00
005   one-storey house with shed (fevkani ve sundurma hane) 1 1 2,800.00
006   agricultural buildings 4 4 310.00
007   barn (samanlik) 1 1 80.00
008   pen (mandıra) 3 3 230.00
009   storeroom (mahzen) 2 4 500.00
010   building for animals 3 5 100.00
011   beehive (ari kovani) 2 4 20.00
012   stable (ahir) 1 1 80.00
013   Mills 1 2 600.00
014   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 2 600.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 20 469 6,935.00
002   Sheep and goats 8 445 3,560.00
003   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 250 2,000.00
004   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 250 2,000.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 7 195 1,560.00
006   Bovidae 9 16 2,075.00
007   cow (inek) 5 12 1,200.00
008   wild cow (yabani inek) 1 6 600.00
009   Oxen 4 4 875.00
010   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 3 3 750.00
011   ox (öküz) 1 1 125.00
012   Equidae 3 8 1,300.00
013   horse (bargi̇r) 3 8 1,300.00
014   mare (kisrak) 2 5 1,000.00
This record was last edited on: Sept. 4, 2019, 10:30 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: Vasileia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5738/ on 11/02/2026.
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