Database ID G5792
Database UUID: 3f00657f-beac-4ccb-8c4e-2a93add5d0e0
Name: Lemesos
Transcribed name: Limason
Category: town (nefs - kasaba)
Administrative dependency: District of Limassol
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Lemesos
Λεμεσός
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Limassol
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 373,810.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
81,170.5 50,656.0 174,125.0 67,859.0
21.7% 13.6% 46.6% 18.2%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Lemesos (This record) 170,222 45.54%
Agia Napa, quarter in Limassol Aya Napa 159,478 42.66%
Agios Antonios Aya Anton 4,594 1.23%
Katholiki Kaholici 39,518 10.57%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Limassol:
350.00
1,271.00
27.5%
District of Limassol:
8.00
52.00
15.4%
District of Limassol:
438.00
1,473.00
29.7%
District of Limassol:
444.00
1,481.00
30.0%
District of Limassol:
387.00
3,362.00
11.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Limassol:
5,576.00
24,918.75
22.4%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
81,170.50
513,357.50
15.8%
District of Limassol:
311.00
2,215.00
14.0%
District of Limassol:
607.00
2,155.00
28.2%
District of Limassol:
4,515.00
23,886.00
18.9%
District of Limassol:
171.00
814.00
21.0%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
50,656.00
225,086.00
22.5%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
174,125.00
415,120.00
41.9%
District of Limassol:
207.00
939.00
22.0%
Animals (number)
District of Limassol:
1,889.00
4,790.00
39.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
67,859.00
205,427.00
33.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
373,810.50
1,358,990.50
27.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Wife of Acı Zorzi son of Acı Kostanti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Antonios 600.00
Acı Zorzi son of Acı Kostanti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Antonios 0.00
Sava son of Anton
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agia Napa, quarter in Limassol 150.00
Deputy english consul Nemçe tebaasından Nikolaki Dimitri
european protected (müstemin) Lemesos 8,000.00
Deputy french consul Fransalı Nefortelli
european protected (müstemin) Lemesos 8,000.00
Deputy english consul Nemçe Devleti tebaasından Nikolaki Dimitri Franko
european protected (müstemin) Lemesos 5,365.00
Nemçe tebaasından Yanni Dimitri Franko
european protected (müstemin) Lemesos 12,700.00
Wife of Nemçe tebaasından Yanni Dimitri Franko
european protected (müstemin) Lemesos 2,500.00
Sarı Hoca oğlu Mehmed Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Lemesos 7,740.00
Wife of Sarı Hoca oğlu Mehmed Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Lemesos 1,450.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 387 5,576.00 81,170.50
002   land with vegetation 251 2,358.75 57,181.00
003   non tree crop 116 913.00 27,360.00
004   cotton 3 41.00 515.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 1 1.00 15.00
006   irrigated cotton field (sulu penbe tarlası) 1 1.00 15.00
007   Undefined cotton 1 38.00 470.00
008   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 1 38.00 470.00
009   Non-irrigated cotton 1 2.00 30.00
010   dry cotton field (susuz pembe tarlası) 1 2.00 30.00
011   vineyard 104 766.50 25,675.00
012   vineyard (bağ yeri) 1 5.00 150.00
013   vineyard (bağ) 103 761.50 25,525.00
014   grains 9 105.50 1,170.00
015   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 100.00 1,000.00
016   fodder field (hasıllık) 8 5.50 170.00
017   fields, gardens and similar 135 1,445.75 29,821.00
018   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 76 201.75 9,670.00
019   mulberry crops 5 10.25 625.00
020   irrigated mulberry garden (dutlu sulu bağçe) 1 0.50 25.00
021   mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi ma dolab) 1 2.00 100.00
022   mulberry garden (bağçe dutlu) 1 1.00 50.00
023   mulberry garden with well (bağçe dutlu ma' dolap) 1 0.75 150.00
024   mulberry garden with well (dutlu bağçe ma' dolap) 1 6.00 300.00
025   Gardens, irrigation not specified 14 35.25 1,645.00
026   garden (bağçe) 14 35.25 1,645.00
027   Gardens, irrigated 57 156.25 7,400.00
028   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 22 29.25 937.50
029   garden with waterwheel (dolaplı bağçe) 11 71.25 3,675.00
030   garden with fruits and waterwheel (meyveli ve dolaplı bağçe) 1 2.00 100.00
031   irrigated garden (bağçe-i sulu) 1 0.25 12.50
032   garden with waterwheel (bağçe ma' dolap) 15 37.75 1,887.50
033   garden with waterwheel (bağçe maa dolab) 6 11.75 587.50
034   other fruit garden with water wheel (diğer meyve bağçesi ma' dolap) 1 4.00 200.00
035   Fields 59 1,244.00 20,151.00
036   Fields, irrigation not specified 51 773.00 13,388.50
037   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 1 3.00 45.00
038   share of a field (hisse-i tarla) 6 45.00 675.00
039   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 19 194.50 5,694.00
040   field (tarla) 8 129.00 927.00
041   private field (hassa tarla) 17 401.50 6,047.50
042   Irrigated fields 8 471.00 6,762.50
043   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 8 471.00 6,762.50
044   other land use 44 30.75 652.50
045   threshing floor (harman) 8 9.00 180.00
046   enclosed land (fırahti) 34 21.50 322.50
047   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 2 0.25 150.00
048   Uncultivated lands 92 3,186.50 23,337.00
049   Fallow lands 89 3,080.00 22,242.00
050   barren field (kiraç tarla) 88 2,780.00 20,142.00
051   barren tobacco field (kiraç duhani tarla) 1 300.00 2,100.00
052   Deserted lands 2 105.50 1,035.00
053   deserted field (hâli tarla) 2 105.50 1,035.00
054   Destroyed lands 1 1.00 60.00
055   ruined plot (arsa-i virane) 1 1.00 60.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 311 4,515 50,656.00
002   olive tree (all types) 182 2,621 38,747.00
003   olive sapling (fidan-ı zeytun 2) 1 50 750.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 45 894 13,100.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 30 462 6,450.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 79 824 12,318.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 21 255 4,089.00
008   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 4 17 255.00
009   mountain olive trees (dağ zeyti̇ni̇ eşcâri) 1 6 90.00
010   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun) 2 119 1,785.00
011   Almond tree (all types) 12 80 425.00
012   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 10 75 400.00
013   almond tree (badem 2) 2 5 25.00
014   walnut tree 28 90 900.00
015   walnut trees (şecer-i ceviz) 2 2 20.00
016   walnut trees (ceviz eşcarı) 1 2 20.00
017   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 17 67 670.00
018   walnut tree (ceviz 2) 7 18 180.00
019   walnut trees (cevi̇z eşcâri) 1 1 10.00
020   hazelnut tree 1 30 450.00
021   hazelnut trees (eşcar-ı fındık) 1 30 450.00
022   carob trees 88 1,694 10,134.00
023   carob tree (harub 2) 69 1,291 7,339.00
024   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 19 403 2,795.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 607 171 174,125.00
002   house (hane) 462 66 114,420.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 80 12 10,255.00
004   other house (hane-i diğer) 4 0 410.00
005   other house (di̇ğer hane) 8 0 695.00
006   ruined house (harab hane) 1 0 25.00
007   house in ruins (harabe hane) 1 0 25.00
008   two-storey house (fevkani ve tahtani hane) 2 0 2,000.00
009   houses part of an estate (çiftlik) (çiftlik haneleri) 2 0 1,350.00
010   half share of a house (nısf-ı hane) 1 0 325.00
011   house with garden (hane ma' bağçe) 1 0 10,000.00
012   other shared house (diğer müşterek hane) 1 0 200.00
013   derelict house (hane-i virane) 1 1 50.00
014   other house with garden (diğer hane ma' bağçe) 1 1 1,000.00
015   other derelict house (harabe diğer hane) 1 1 30.00
016   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 56 47 18,830.00
017   grocery (bakkal dükkani) 1 1 500.00
018   coffee house (kahve dükkani) 2 1 1,750.00
019   coffee house (kahve hane) 2 1 1,750.00
020   small shop (sagir dükkan) 2 2 500.00
021   small shop (dükkan-ı sagir) 1 2 350.00
022   half owned shop (nısf-ı dükkan) 2 0 300.00
023   ruined shop (harabe mağaza) 1 16 550.00
024   other ruined shop (diğer harabe dükkan) 1 2 250.00
025   agricultural buildings 2 1 230.00
026   pen (mandıra) 2 1 230.00
027   hamam (hamam) 1 1 1,500.00
028   part of building 23 15 8,905.00
029   room 23 15 8,905.00
030   grape must press (şirahâne) 23 15 8,905.00
031   other grape must pressing floor (diğer şırahane) 2 3 1,075.00
032   storeroom (mahzen) 48 26 23,645.00
033   other shop (diğer mağaza) 2 3 1,350.00
034   store (mağaza) 36 15 18,295.00
035   half share of store (nısf-ı mağaza) 2 1 500.00
036   shared store (müşterek mağaza) 1 0 250.00
037   other shared store (diğer müşterek mağaza) 1 0 250.00
038   tannery (debbağhane) 1 1 250.00
039   building for animals 2 4 20.00
040   beehive (ari kovani) 2 4 20.00
041   auxilliary structures 1 1 5.00
042   fence (firahti) 1 1 5.00
043   Mills 11 9 6,320.00
044   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 370.00
045   Watermills 9 7 5,950.00
046   other half-shared watermill (diğer nısf-ı su değirmeni) 1 1 450.00
047   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 7 5 5,000.00
048   winter mill (kış değirmeni) 1 1 500.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 207 1,889 67,859.00
002   Sheep and goats 44 1,658 12,534.00
003   sheep (agnam) 36 1,358 10,134.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 105 840.00
005   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 105 840.00
006   goat (keçi̇) 7 195 1,560.00
007   Bovidae 77 124 18,275.00
008   cow (inek) 27 56 5,525.00
009   calf (dana) 3 4 125.00
010   suckling calf (buzaği) 3 4 125.00
011   Oxen 50 68 12,750.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 28 34 8,500.00
013   ox (öküz) 22 34 4,250.00
014   Equidae 86 107 37,050.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 39 53 10,450.00
016   mare (kisrak) 26 37 7,450.00
017   horse used for water-wheel well (dolap bargiri) 1 1 200.00
018   mule (katir) 47 54 26,600.00
019   old mule (koca katır) 1 1 400.00
020   well mule (dolab katırı) 2 3 1,500.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 10, 2020, 3:31 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: Lemesos. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5792/ on 17/05/2026.
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