Database ID G5840
Database UUID: ccbf9cc1-89db-4061-b7aa-cac1fb7efa1a
Name: Potamitissa
Transcribed name: Podamidissa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Limassol
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Potamitissa
Ποταμίτισσα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Potamitissa
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 17,540.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
8,200.0 1,470.0 4,820.0 3,050.0
46.8% 8.4% 27.5% 17.4%
General statistics
District of Limassol:
24.00
1,271.00
1.9%
District of Limassol:
1.00
52.00
1.9%
District of Limassol:
23.00
1,473.00
1.6%
District of Limassol:
23.00
1,481.00
1.6%
District of Limassol:
60.00
3,362.00
1.8%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Limassol:
214.25
24,918.75
0.9%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
8,200.00
513,357.50
1.6%
District of Limassol:
38.00
2,192.00
1.7%
District of Limassol:
31.00
2,155.00
1.4%
District of Limassol:
148.00
23,675.00
0.6%
District of Limassol:
9.00
814.00
1.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
1,470.00
222,976.00
0.7%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
4,820.00
415,120.00
1.2%
District of Limassol:
12.00
939.00
1.3%
Animals (number)
District of Limassol:
14.00
4,790.00
0.3%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
3,050.00
205,427.00
1.5%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
17,540.00
1,358,990.50
1.3%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 282.50
Hristofi son of Antoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 340.00
Miha'il son of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 710.00
Pedri son of Nikola
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 1,365.00
Zaharya son of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 1,070.00
Kiryako son of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 510.00
Hristofi son of Miha'il
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 485.00
Lazari son of Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 205.00
Ağusti son of İstavrino
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 605.00
Kiryako son of Miha'il
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Potamitissa 255.00
Click here for the rest of the persons recorded in this settlement.
Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 60 214.25 8,200.00
002   land with vegetation 60 214.25 8,200.00
003   non tree crop 36 194.50 7,200.00
004   vineyard 36 194.50 7,200.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 36 194.50 7,200.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 24 19.75 1,000.00
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 24 19.75 1,000.00
008   Gardens, irrigation not specified 5 2.75 137.50
009   garden (bağçe) 5 2.75 137.50
010   Gardens, irrigated 19 17.00 862.50
011   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 19 17.00 862.50
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 38 148 1,470.00
002   olive tree (all types) 24 121 1,210.00
003   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 1 3 30.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 21 95 950.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 3 30.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 20 200.00
007   Almond tree (all types) 1 2 10.00
008   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 1 2 10.00
009   walnut tree 12 20 200.00
010   walnut trees (ceviz eşcarı) 4 9 90.00
011   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 6 9 90.00
012   walnut tree (ceviz 2) 2 2 20.00
013   carob trees 1 5 50.00
014   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 1 5 50.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 31 9 4,820.00
002   house (hane) 23 1 2,545.00
003   part of building 7 7 2,025.00
004   room 7 7 2,025.00
005   grape must press (şirahâne) 7 7 2,025.00
006   Mills 1 1 250.00
007   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 250.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 12 14 3,050.00
002   Bovidae 10 11 1,550.00
003   cow (inek) 5 6 550.00
004   calf (dana) 1 1 50.00
005   suckling calf (buzaği) 1 1 50.00
006   Oxen 5 5 1,000.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 3 3 750.00
008   ox (öküz) 2 2 250.00
009   Equidae 2 3 1,500.00
010   mule (katir) 2 3 1,500.00
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: Potamitissa. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5840/ on 16/01/2026.
I have relevant digital content to contribute