Database ID G5751
Database UUID: f9f722a5-9f2e-4d68-a2ec-d67b7f18b748
Name: Myrtou
Transcribed name: Mirti
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Kyrenia
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Myrtou
Μύρτου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Myrtou
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 22,841.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
8,837.5 2,270.0 6,145.0 5,589.0
38.7% 9.9% 26.9% 24.5%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Myrtou (This record) 6,389 27.97%
Ayios Panteleimon Mon. Girniye Piskoposunun zir-i idaresinde olan Manastır 16,453 72.03%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Kyrenia:
28.00
1,423.00
2.0%
District of Kyrenia:
1.00
43.00
2.3%
District of Kyrenia:
30.00
1,607.00
1.9%
District of Kyrenia:
30.00
1,643.00
1.8%
District of Kyrenia:
46.00
2,866.00
1.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Kyrenia:
356.50
30,017.52
1.2%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
8,837.50
611,147.50
1.4%
District of Kyrenia:
23.00
2,011.00
1.1%
District of Kyrenia:
30.00
1,713.00
1.8%
District of Kyrenia:
266.00
35,582.00
0.7%
District of Kyrenia:
48.00
2,345.00
2.0%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
2,270.00
389,495.00
0.6%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
6,145.00
263,601.00
2.3%
District of Kyrenia:
12.00
915.00
1.3%
Animals (number)
District of Kyrenia:
283.00
20,490.00
1.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
5,589.00
287,405.00
1.9%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
22,841.50
1,551,648.50
1.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Lorenzo son of İstavrino
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 766.00
Toğuli son of Zorzi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 150.50
Hristofi son of Yorki
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 905.00
İstavrino son of Lorenzo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 150.00
Yerasimo son of İstavrino
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 125.00
Markaro daughter of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 90.00
Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 0.00
Yanni son of Hristoğulo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 420.50
Lino daughter of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 110.00
Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Myrtou 0.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 46 356.50 8,837.50
002   land with vegetation 36 345.50 3,152.50
003   non tree crop 21 319.00 2,055.00
004   cotton 4 32.00 480.00
005   Undefined cotton 4 32.00 480.00
006   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 4 32.00 480.00
007   vineyard 1 4.00 100.00
008   vineyard (bağ) 1 4.00 100.00
009   grains 16 283.00 1,475.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 8 279.00 1,395.00
011   fodder field (hasıllık tarla) 8 4.00 80.00
012   fields, gardens and similar 15 26.50 1,097.50
013   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 7 9.50 847.50
014   mulberry crops 4 3.00 45.00
015   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 4 3.00 45.00
016   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 3.50 52.50
017   garden (bağçe) 1 3.50 52.50
018   Gardens, irrigated 2 3.00 750.00
019   thriving garden with water resevoir (mamur bağçe ma-havuz) 1 1.00 300.00
020   garden with running warer and tank (bağçe tarlası ma-i cari maa havuz) 1 2.00 450.00
021   Fields 8 17.00 250.00
022   Fields, irrigation not specified 8 17.00 250.00
023   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 8 17.00 250.00
024   other land use 9 2.00 5,640.00
025   threshing floor (harman) 2 2.00 40.00
026   running water fountain with tank (ma-yı cari maa havuz) 2 0.00 1,000.00
027   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 5 0.00 4,600.00
028   Uncultivated lands 1 9.00 45.00
029   Fallow lands 1 9.00 45.00
030   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 9.00 45.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 23 266 2,270.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 5 40 120.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 5 40 120.00
004   olive tree (all types) 14 202 2,020.00
005   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 5 113 1,130.00
006   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 9 89 890.00
007   fig trees 1 1 5.00
008   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 1 1 5.00
009   Almond tree (all types) 1 1 5.00
010   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 1 1 5.00
011   carob trees 1 20 100.00
012   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 1 20 100.00
013   lemon trees 1 2 20.00
014   lemon trees (eşcar-ı limon) 1 2 20.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 30 48 6,145.00
002   house (hane) 25 25 5,640.00
003   ruined house (harab hane) 1 1 100.00
004   house with shed (hane ma' sundurma) 1 1 200.00
005   one-storey house with shed (fevkani ve sundurma hane) 1 1 350.00
006   two-storey house with shed (tahtani ma sundurma) 1 1 2,800.00
007   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
008   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
009   building for animals 3 21 105.00
010   beehive (ari kovani) 3 21 105.00
011   Mills 1 1 300.00
012   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 300.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 12 283 5,589.00
002   Sheep and goats 3 258 2,064.00
003   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 130 1,040.00
004   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 130 1,040.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 2 128 1,024.00
006   Bovidae 7 17 1,425.00
007   cow (inek) 5 13 925.00
008   calf (dana) 1 2 50.00
009   suckling calf (buzaği) 1 2 50.00
010   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 250.00
011   wild cow (yabani inek) 1 5 125.00
012   Oxen 2 4 500.00
013   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 1 3 375.00
014   ox (öküz) 1 1 125.00
015   Equidae 2 8 2,100.00
016   horse (bargi̇r) 1 3 600.00
017   mule (katir) 1 5 1,500.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 8, 2020, 1:34 a.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: Myrtou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5751/ on 07/12/2025.
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