| Database ID | G5861 |
| Database UUID: | 0671cb19-76a1-4516-bb31-650011cc6794 |
| Name: | Sotira (Lemesou) |
| Transcribed name: | Sodira |
| Category: | village (karye) |
| Administrative dependency: | District of Limassol |
| Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus |
Sotira (Lemesou) Σωτήρα (Λεμεσός) |
| Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: | Sotira |
| Ottoman legal status of population: | non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) |
| Total of property values by type (in kuruş): | 18,059.00 |
| Property values in kuruş and percentages by type: |
|
Lands
Trees
Buildings
Animals
7,070.0
1,800.0
4,350.0
4,839.0
39.1%
10.0%
24.1%
26.8%
|
| General statistics | |
|
District of Limassol:
|
18.00
1,271.00
1.4%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
2.00
52.00
3.8%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
23.00
1,473.00
1.6%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
23.00
1,481.00
1.6%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
59.00
3,362.00
1.8%
|
|
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Limassol:
|
363.50
24,918.75
1.5%
|
|
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
|
7,070.00
513,357.50
1.4%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
39.00
2,192.00
1.8%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
37.00
2,155.00
1.7%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
184.00
23,675.00
0.8%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
49.00
814.00
6.0%
|
|
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
|
1,800.00
222,976.00
0.8%
|
|
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
|
4,350.00
415,120.00
1.0%
|
|
District of Limassol:
|
24.00
939.00
2.6%
|
|
Animals (number)
District of Limassol:
|
196.00
4,790.00
4.1%
|
|
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
|
4,839.00
205,427.00
2.4%
|
|
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Limassol:
|
18,059.00
1,358,990.50
1.3%
|
| Persons in this and dependant locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ottoman legal status | Location | Value (in kuruş) |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 355.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 1,850.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 155.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 1,770.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 845.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 1,360.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 1,192.50 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 300.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 195.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Sotira (Lemesou) | 1,864.00 |
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| Statistics per land type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land use | Records | Land area (in dönüm) | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Land (all types) | 59 | 363.50 | 7,070.00 |
| 002 land with vegetation | 48 | 275.50 | 6,530.00 |
| 003 non tree crop | 29 | 244.50 | 5,220.00 |
| 004 cotton | 2 | 4.00 | 100.00 |
| 005 Undefined cotton | 2 | 4.00 | 100.00 |
| 006 cotton field (pembe tarlasi) | 2 | 4.00 | 100.00 |
| 007 vineyard | 12 | 111.00 | 4,260.00 |
| 008 vineyard (bağ) | 12 | 111.00 | 4,260.00 |
| 009 grains | 15 | 129.50 | 860.00 |
| 010 grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) | 3 | 115.00 | 575.00 |
| 011 fodder field (hasıllık) | 12 | 14.50 | 285.00 |
| 012 fields, gardens and similar | 19 | 31.00 | 1,310.00 |
| 013 Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. | 14 | 20.00 | 825.00 |
| 014 mulberry crops | 8 | 9.50 | 540.00 |
| 015 mulberry garden with well (dut bağçesi ma dolab) | 1 | 1.50 | 150.00 |
| 016 mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) | 7 | 8.00 | 390.00 |
| 017 Gardens, irrigated | 6 | 10.50 | 285.00 |
| 018 irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) | 6 | 10.50 | 285.00 |
| 019 Fields | 5 | 11.00 | 485.00 |
| 020 Fields, irrigation not specified | 2 | 2.00 | 245.00 |
| 021 madder field (boya tarlasi) | 1 | 0.50 | 200.00 |
| 022 private field (hassa tarla) | 1 | 1.50 | 45.00 |
| 023 Irrigated fields | 3 | 9.00 | 240.00 |
| 024 irrigated field (sulu tarla) | 2 | 4.00 | 90.00 |
| 025 irrigated field (su basar tarla) | 1 | 5.00 | 150.00 |
| 026 other land use | 2 | 2.00 | 110.00 |
| 027 threshing floor (harman) | 1 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| 028 pen (mandira) | 1 | 1.00 | 100.00 |
| 029 Uncultivated lands | 9 | 86.00 | 430.00 |
| 030 Fallow lands | 9 | 86.00 | 430.00 |
| 031 barren field (kiraç tarla) | 9 | 86.00 | 430.00 |
| Statistics per tree type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Tree (all types) | 39 | 184 | 1,800.00 |
| 002 olive tree (all types) | 21 | 120 | 1,470.00 |
| 003 mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) | 6 | 34 | 340.00 |
| 004 olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) | 1 | 10 | 100.00 |
| 005 plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) | 14 | 76 | 1,030.00 |
| 006 Almond tree (all types) | 3 | 4 | 20.00 |
| 007 almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) | 3 | 4 | 20.00 |
| 008 carob trees | 15 | 60 | 310.00 |
| 009 carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) | 15 | 60 | 310.00 |
| Statistics per building type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building use | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Building (all types) | 37 | 49 | 4,350.00 |
| 002 house (hane) | 28 | 28 | 3,830.00 |
| 003 other house (diğer hane) | 6 | 6 | 650.00 |
| 004 part of building | 1 | 1 | 175.00 |
| 005 room | 1 | 1 | 175.00 |
| 006 grape must press (şirahâne) | 1 | 1 | 175.00 |
| 007 building for animals | 7 | 19 | 95.00 |
| 008 beehive (ari kovani) | 7 | 19 | 95.00 |
| 009 Mills | 1 | 1 | 250.00 |
| 010 olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) | 1 | 1 | 250.00 |
| Statistics per animal type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Animal (all types) | 24 | 196 | 4,839.00 |
| 002 Sheep and goats | 7 | 178 | 1,424.00 |
| 003 sheep (agnam) | 7 | 178 | 1,424.00 |
| 004 Bovidae | 8 | 8 | 1,315.00 |
| 005 cow (inek) | 4 | 4 | 315.00 |
| 006 calf (dana) | 1 | 1 | 40.00 |
| 007 suckling calf (buzaği) | 1 | 1 | 40.00 |
| 008 Oxen | 4 | 4 | 1,000.00 |
| 009 pair of oxen (çift öküz) | 4 | 4 | 1,000.00 |
| 010 Equidae | 9 | 10 | 2,100.00 |
| 011 horse (bargi̇r) | 8 | 9 | 1,800.00 |
| 012 mare (kisrak) | 4 | 5 | 1,000.00 |
| 013 mule (katir) | 1 | 1 | 300.00 |
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:
Sotira (Lemesou).
Retrieved from:
https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5861/
on
10/02/2026.