Database ID G5797
Database UUID: a1264dee-9082-4a75-883d-5c1f25f20191
Name: Parekklisia
Transcribed name: Balyokilisa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Limassol
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Parekklisia
Παρεκκλησιά
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Parakklisha
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 12,574.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
3,865.5 2,324.0 4,135.0 2,250.0
30.7% 18.5% 32.9% 17.9%
General statistics
District of Limassol:
12.00
1,271.00
0.9%
District of Limassol:
1.00
52.00
1.9%
District of Limassol:
14.00
1,473.00
1.0%
District of Limassol:
14.00
1,481.00
0.9%
District of Limassol:
49.00
3,362.00
1.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Limassol:
166.75
24,918.75
0.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
3,865.50
513,357.50
0.8%
District of Limassol:
27.00
2,215.00
1.2%
District of Limassol:
39.00
2,155.00
1.8%
District of Limassol:
223.00
23,886.00
0.9%
District of Limassol:
5.00
814.00
0.6%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
2,324.00
225,086.00
1.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
4,135.00
415,120.00
1.0%
District of Limassol:
12.00
939.00
1.3%
Animals (number)
District of Limassol:
134.00
4,790.00
2.8%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
2,250.00
205,427.00
1.1%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
12,574.50
1,358,990.50
0.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Miha'il son of Solomo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 1,171.50
Kiryako son of Kostanti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 825.00
Luizo son of Kostanti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 2,110.00
Hristofi son of Marko
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 905.00
Andrea son of Marko
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 455.00
Father Antoni son of Kiryako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 352.50
Sava son of Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 383.50
Kostanti son of Kostanti
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 965.00
İstavrino Kiryako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 197.50
Aleksandira daughter of Paraşevka
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Parekklisia 259.25
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 49 166.75 3,865.50
002   land with vegetation 21 31.75 1,107.50
003   non tree crop 9 23.00 720.00
004   cotton 6 8.00 320.00
005   Undefined cotton 1 1.00 40.00
006   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 1 1.00 40.00
007   Non-irrigated cotton 5 7.00 280.00
008   dry cotton field (susuz pembe tarlası) 5 7.00 280.00
009   vineyard 2 10.00 350.00
010   vineyard (bağ) 2 10.00 350.00
011   grains 1 5.00 50.00
012   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 1 5.00 50.00
013   fields, gardens and similar 12 8.75 387.50
014   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 10 6.25 312.50
015   Gardens, irrigation not specified 10 6.25 312.50
016   garden (bağçe) 10 6.25 312.50
017   Fields 2 2.50 75.00
018   Fields, irrigation not specified 2 2.50 75.00
019   field (tarla) 2 2.50 75.00
020   other land use 15 10.00 193.00
021   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 120.00
022   enclosed land (fırahti) 8 3.00 48.00
023   pen (mandira) 1 1.00 25.00
024   Uncultivated lands 13 125.00 2,565.00
025   Fallow lands 13 125.00 2,565.00
026   barren field (kiraç tarla) 13 125.00 2,565.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 27 223 2,324.00
002   olive tree (all types) 13 126 1,825.00
003   plateau olive trees (ova zeytini eşcarı) 1 7 105.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 2 13 130.00
005   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 10 106 1,590.00
006   Almond tree (all types) 5 7 35.00
007   almond trees (badem eşcarı) 2 2 10.00
008   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 3 5 25.00
009   carob trees 9 90 464.00
010   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 9 90 464.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 39 5 4,135.00
002   house (hane) 38 4 3,735.00
003   Mills 1 1 400.00
004   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 400.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 12 134 2,250.00
002   Sheep and goats 4 125 1,000.00
003   sheep (agnam) 3 95 760.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 1 30 240.00
005   Bovidae 8 9 1,250.00
006   cow (inek) 4 5 500.00
007   Oxen 4 4 750.00
008   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 2 2 500.00
009   ox (öküz) 2 2 250.00
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: Parekklisia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5797/ on 21/04/2026.
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