Database ID G5781
Database UUID: f079672e-d564-42da-8f10-b6b50c14f028
Name: Melanisykon
Transcribed name: Melanisiko
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Kyrenia
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Melanisykon
Μελανίσυκον- τό
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Melanisiko
Ottoman legal status of population: muslim (ehl-i islam)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 1,584.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
190.0 105.0 580.0 709.0
12.0% 6.6% 36.6% 44.8%
General statistics
District of Kyrenia:
10.00
1,423.00
0.7%
District of Kyrenia:
0.00
43.00
0.0%
District of Kyrenia:
10.00
1,607.00
0.6%
District of Kyrenia:
10.00
1,643.00
0.6%
District of Kyrenia:
4.00
2,866.00
0.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Kyrenia:
25.25
30,017.52
0.1%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
190.00
611,147.50
0.0%
District of Kyrenia:
6.00
2,011.00
0.3%
District of Kyrenia:
10.00
1,713.00
0.6%
District of Kyrenia:
16.00
35,582.00
0.0%
District of Kyrenia:
10.00
2,345.00
0.4%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
105.00
389,495.00
0.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
580.00
263,601.00
0.2%
District of Kyrenia:
5.00
915.00
0.5%
Animals (number)
District of Kyrenia:
74.00
20,490.00
0.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
709.00
287,405.00
0.2%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Kyrenia:
1,584.00
1,551,648.50
0.1%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Osman son of İsmail
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 60.00
Muhammed Ali son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 204.00
Salih son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 60.00
'Ömer son of Halil
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 60.00
Veli son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 60.00
Muhammed Ali son of Halil
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 100.00
Musa son of Salih
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 375.00
Hasan son of Halil
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 490.00
Hüseyin son of İsmail
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 50.00
Misafir Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melanisykon 80.00
Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 4 25.25 190.00
002   land with vegetation 4 25.25 190.00
003   non tree crop 4 25.25 190.00
004   cotton 1 10.00 100.00
005   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 1 10.00 100.00
006   vineyard 1 0.25 15.00
007   vineyard (bağ) 1 0.25 15.00
008   grains 2 15.00 75.00
009   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 2 15.00 75.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 6 16 105.00
002   olive tree (all types) 2 5 50.00
003   olive sapling (fidan-ı zeytun 2) 1 2 20.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 1 3 30.00
005   carob trees 4 11 55.00
006   carob tree (harub 2) 3 9 45.00
007   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 1 2 10.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 10 10 580.00
002   house (hane) 9 9 530.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 50.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 50.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 5 74 709.00
002   goat (keçi̇) 4 73 584.00
003   ox (öküz) 1 1 125.00
This record was last edited on: Oct. 6, 2019, 2:43 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: Melanisykon. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5781/ on 13/02/2025.
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