Name: Silikou
Transcribed name: Siliku
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Silikou
Σιλίκου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Silikou
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Koilani
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 14,257.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
6,375.0 2,300.0 2,582.5 3,380.0
44.7% 16.1% 18.1% 23.7%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Koilani:
31.00
671.00
4.6%
District of Koilani:
1.00
25.00
4.0%
District of Koilani:
31.00
757.00
4.1%
District of Koilani:
1.00
35.00
2.9%
District of Koilani:
101.00
1,995.00
5.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Koilani:
226.25
4,929.25
4.6%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
6,375.00
124,011.45
5.1%
District of Koilani:
49.00
791.00
6.2%
District of Koilani:
56.00
898.00
6.2%
District of Koilani:
169.00
1,563.00
10.8%
District of Koilani:
23.00
176.00
13.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
2,300.00
19,274.00
11.9%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
2,582.50
63,490.00
4.1%
District of Koilani:
31.00
631.00
4.9%
Animals (number)
District of Koilani:
193.00
1,901.00
10.2%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
3,380.00
44,205.00
7.6%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
14,257.50
242,720.45
5.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Mehmed son of Ahmed
Silikou 612.50
Hüseyin son of Mehmed
Silikou 945.00
Tanner Abdullah son of Mehmed
Silikou 612.50
Veli son of Kara Mustafa
Silikou 545.00
Emir Ahmed son of 'Ali
Silikou 222.50
İbrahim son of Kara Süleyman
Silikou 1,040.00
Ahmed son of Durmuş
Silikou 760.00
Mehmed Ali son of Mustafa
Silikou 295.00
Mehmed son of Hasan
Silikou 175.00
Kara Hasan son of 'Ali
Silikou 235.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 101 355.50 7,147.50
002   land with vegetation 51 153.00 6,002.50
003   non tree crops 39 142.50 5,780.00
004   vineyard 39 142.50 5,780.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 39 142.50 5,780.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 12 10.50 222.50
007   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 4 1.50 30.00
008   field with garden (bağçe hafî tarla) 1 6.00 120.00
009   garden (bağçe) 1 0.25 12.50
010   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 1 1.50 30.00
011   field (tarla) 1 0.25 10.00
012   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 4 1.00 20.00
013   other land use 25 3.50 80.00
014   threshing floor (harman) 9 1.00 20.00
015   enclosed land (fırahti) 12 0.75 22.50
016   private field (hassa tarla) 4 1.75 37.50
017   land without vegetation 25 199.00 1,065.00
018   barren field (kiraç tarla) 25 199.00 1,065.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total trees 49 241 2,650.00
002   olive trees 29 212 2,500.00
003   mountain olive (zeytun-ı dağ) 1 2 30.00
004   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 2 5 65.00
005   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 7 37 420.00
006   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 17 166 1,955.00
007   plateau olive trees (ova zeyti̇ni̇) 14 59 885.00
008   mountain olive tree (dağ zeytini) 3 107 1,070.00
009   garden olive tree (zeytun-ı bağçe) 1 1 15.00
010   garden olive (bağçe zeytini) 1 1 15.00
011   olive trees (zeytun) 1 1 15.00
012   Total almond trees 13 12 60.00
013   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 7 3 15.00
014   almond trees (şecer-i badem) 4 3 15.00
015   almond tree (badem) 2 6 30.00
016   almond trees (badem eşcâri) 2 6 30.00
017   walnut treeσ 1 1 10.00
018   walnut trees (cevi̇z eşcâri) 1 1 10.00
019   walnut tree (ceviz) 1 1 10.00
020   carob trees 6 16 80.00
021   carob tree (harub 2) 2 3 15.00
022   carob tree (harup) 3 11 55.00
023   carob trees (harub eşcâri) 1 2 10.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total buildings 56 32 3,710.00
002   house (hane) 36 4 1,535.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 3 2 240.00
004   other house (di̇ğer hane) 1 1 140.00
005   other old house (diğer hane köhne) 1 1 30.00
006   agricultural buildings 5 2 422.50
007   pen (mandıra) 4 1 235.00
008   other grape must pressing floor (diğer şırahane) 1 1 187.50
009   part of building 4 1 937.50
010   room 4 1 937.50
011   grape must press (şirahâne) 4 1 937.50
012   tannery (debbağhane) 2 1 250.00
013   buildings for animals 5 23 115.00
014   beehive (ari kovani) 5 23 115.00
015   Mills 4 1 450.00
016   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 4 1 450.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total animals 31 217 4,150.00
002   sheep (agnam) 4 45 360.00
003   sheep (koyun) 4 45 360.00
004   horse (bargi̇r) 5 2 400.00
005   mare (kisrak) 2 1 200.00
006   cow (inek) 4 2 160.00
007   young bull (tosun) 1 1 60.00
008   mule (katir) 4 4 1,350.00
009   lame mule (topal katır) 2 1 250.00
010   old mule (koca katır) 1 1 300.00
011   goat (keçi̇) 5 160 1,280.00
012   ox (öküz) 8 2 375.00
013   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 7 1 250.00
014   ox and cow (öküz ve i̇nek) 1 2 225.00
This record was last edited on: March 11, 2019, 1:10 p.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: Silikou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5891/ on 29/05/2023.
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