Name: Arakapas
Transcribed name: Arakapa
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Arakapas
Αρακαπάς
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Arakapa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Limassol
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 9,317.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
4,167.5 2,725.0 2,560.0 765.0
44.7% 29.2% 27.5% 8.2%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Limassol:
17.00
1,271.00
1.3%
District of Limassol:
1.00
52.00
1.9%
District of Limassol:
18.00
1,473.00
1.2%
District of Limassol:
1.00
62.00
1.6%
District of Limassol:
55.00
3,362.00
1.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Limassol:
134.75
12,630.25
1.1%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
4,167.50
248,168.50
1.7%
District of Limassol:
26.00
2,215.00
1.2%
District of Limassol:
28.00
2,155.00
1.3%
District of Limassol:
272.00
12,125.00
2.2%
District of Limassol:
3.00
228.00
1.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
2,725.00
126,227.00
2.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
2,560.00
170,962.50
1.5%
District of Limassol:
18.00
939.00
1.9%
Animals (number)
District of Limassol:
31.00
3,618.00
0.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
765.00
78,924.00
1.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
9,317.50
592,117.00
1.6%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Acı Seğodosi son of Yorgi
Arakapas 1,010.00
Sister of Acı Seğodosi son of Yorgi
Arakapas 175.00
Yani son of Kiryako
Arakapas 890.00
Pana'i son of father Vasili
Arakapas 1,620.00
Miha'il son of Tomazo
Arakapas 1,890.00
Father Yorgi
Arakapas 990.00
Antoni son of Vasili
Arakapas 2,090.00
Yorgi son of Acı Seğodosi
Arakapas 715.00
Sister in law of Yorgi son of Acı Seğodosi
Arakapas 325.00
Acı Yorgi son of Kostanti
Arakapas 2,165.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 55 156.75 4,552.50
002   land with vegetation 49 76.75 3,692.50
003   non tree crops 31 70.25 3,367.50
004   vineyard 20 69.00 3,330.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 20 69.00 3,330.00
006   grains 11 1.25 37.50
007   fodder field (hasıllık) 11 1.25 37.50
008   fields, gardens and similar 18 6.50 325.00
009   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 17 6.00 300.00
010   garden (bağçe) 1 0.50 25.00
011   other land use 1 3.00 90.00
012   private field (hassa tarla) 1 3.00 90.00
013   land without vegetation 5 77.00 770.00
014   barren field (kiraç tarla) 5 77.00 770.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 26 280 2,785.00
002   olive tree (all types) 20 274 2,740.00
003   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 17 164 1,640.00
004   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 2 105 1,050.00
005   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 1 5 50.00
006   Almond tree (all types) 4 3 15.00
007   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 4 3 15.00
008   walnut treeσ 2 3 30.00
009   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 2 3 30.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 28 6 2,560.00
002   house (hane) 20 1 1,250.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 2 1 95.00
004   part of building 4 1 750.00
005   room 4 1 750.00
006   grape must press (şirahâne) 4 1 750.00
007   buildings for animals 1 2 10.00
008   beehive (ari kovani) 1 2 10.00
009   Mills 3 2 550.00
010   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 250.00
011   Watermills 2 1 300.00
012   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 2 1 300.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 18 35 965.00
002   sheep (agnam) 2 30 240.00
003   cow (inek) 10 3 350.00
004   calf (dana) 2 1 50.00
005   suckling calf (buzaği) 2 1 50.00
006   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 200.00
007   ox (öküz) 6 2 375.00
008   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 2 1 250.00
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: Arakapas. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5835/ on 03/06/2023.
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