Database ID G5822
Database UUID: db77eed7-7d3c-4091-97b8-e8c757616c8a
Name: Germasogeia
Transcribed name: Yermasoya
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Limassol
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Germasogeia
Γερμασόγεια
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Yermasoyia
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 26,697.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
10,957.5 5,870.0 4,750.0 5,120.0
41.0% 22.0% 17.8% 19.2%
General statistics
District of Limassol:
28.00
1,271.00
2.2%
District of Limassol:
1.00
52.00
1.9%
District of Limassol:
31.00
1,473.00
2.1%
District of Limassol:
31.00
1,481.00
2.1%
District of Limassol:
59.00
3,362.00
1.8%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Limassol:
716.25
24,918.75
2.9%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
10,957.50
513,357.50
2.1%
District of Limassol:
59.00
2,215.00
2.7%
District of Limassol:
44.00
2,155.00
2.0%
District of Limassol:
733.00
23,886.00
3.1%
District of Limassol:
11.00
814.00
1.4%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
5,870.00
225,086.00
2.6%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
4,750.00
415,120.00
1.1%
District of Limassol:
24.00
939.00
2.6%
Animals (number)
District of Limassol:
118.00
4,790.00
2.5%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
5,120.00
205,427.00
2.5%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
26,697.50
1,358,990.50
2.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Arkiro son of Zaharya
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 945.00
Hristofi son of Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 2,067.00
Yani son of Gavril
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 2,720.00
Simyo son of Lefteri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 551.00
Yani son of Zorzi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 85.00
Hristofi son of Kiryako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 626.00
Isdahi son of father
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 567.00
Nikola son of Sava
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 412.50
Yani son of Hristoğuli
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 1,000.00
Yorgi son of Arkiro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Germasogeia 440.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 59 716.25 10,957.50
002   land with vegetation 21 165.50 5,135.00
003   tree crops 3 3.00 150.00
004   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 3 3.00 150.00
005   non tree crop 3 5.50 205.00
006   cotton 2 5.00 190.00
007   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 2 5.00 190.00
008   grains 1 0.50 15.00
009   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 0.50 15.00
010   fields, gardens and similar 15 157.00 4,780.00
011   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 7 33.00 1,650.00
012   plateau field (ova tarlası) 1 8.00 80.00
013   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 7 116.00 3,050.00
014   other land use 19 91.75 2,057.50
015   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 120.00
016   private field (hassa tarla) 13 85.75 1,937.50
017   land without vegetation 19 459.00 3,765.00
018   barren field (kiraç tarla) 19 459.00 3,765.00
019   other barren field (diğer kiraç tarla) 1 150.00 750.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 59 733 5,870.00
002   olive tree (all types) 32 242 2,544.00
003   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 3 9 80.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 3 15 150.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 8 80 869.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 8 120.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 17 130 1,325.00
008   carob trees 27 491 3,326.00
009   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 21 411 2,786.00
010   carob trees (harub eşcarı) 6 80 540.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 44 11 4,750.00
002   house (hane) 38 1 4,150.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 3 1 250.00
004   part of building 1 1 150.00
005   room 1 1 150.00
006   grape must press (şirahâne) 1 1 150.00
007   building for animals 1 5 25.00
008   beehive (ari kovani) 1 5 25.00
009   Mills 4 4 425.00
010   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 4 4 425.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 15 109 2,870.00
002   sheep (agnam) 4 90 720.00
003   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 200.00
004   cow (inek) 8 12 1,200.00
005   ox (öküz) 2 6 750.00
This record was last edited on: May 16, 2021, 11:56 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: Germasogeia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5822/ on 19/03/2025.
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