Database ID G5895
Database UUID: 966829e8-c935-401f-ab1e-fb47f17b9691
Name: Lofou
Transcribed name: Lof
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Koilani
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Lofou
Λόφου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Lophos
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 42,716.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
23,495.0 2,725.0 11,120.0 5,376.0
55.0% 6.4% 26.0% 12.6%
General statistics
District of Koilani:
58.00
671.00
8.6%
District of Koilani:
1.00
25.00
4.0%
District of Koilani:
64.00
757.00
8.5%
District of Koilani:
64.00
767.00
8.3%
District of Koilani:
101.00
1,995.00
5.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Koilani:
809.25
13,774.75
5.9%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
23,495.00
313,912.20
7.5%
District of Koilani:
78.00
784.00
9.9%
District of Koilani:
89.00
898.00
9.9%
District of Koilani:
412.00
4,150.00
9.9%
District of Koilani:
95.00
590.00
16.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
2,725.00
40,805.00
6.7%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
11,120.00
138,605.00
8.0%
District of Koilani:
33.00
631.00
5.2%
Animals (number)
District of Koilani:
177.00
2,720.00
6.5%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
5,376.00
135,844.00
4.0%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Koilani:
42,716.00
629,571.20
6.8%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Acı Hristofi son of Panayodi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 1,060.00
Luizi son of Cirkako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 410.00
Zaharya son of Nikola
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 515.00
Vasili son of Panayod
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 1,155.00
Andoni son of Nikolo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 440.00
Vasili son of father Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 600.00
Son of Andoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 795.00
Zaharya son of Nikola
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 420.00
Vasili son of Acı Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 880.00
Wife of Vasili son of Acı Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Lofou 120.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 101 809.25 23,495.00
002   land with vegetation 70 557.00 22,070.00
003   non tree crop 67 549.00 21,790.00
004   vineyard 67 549.00 21,790.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 67 549.00 21,790.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 3 8.00 280.00
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 1 2.00 100.00
008   mulberry crops 1 2.00 100.00
009   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 1 2.00 100.00
010   Fields 2 6.00 180.00
011   Fields, irrigation not specified 1 2.00 60.00
012   private field (hassa tarla) 1 2.00 60.00
013   Irrigated fields 1 4.00 120.00
014   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 1 4.00 120.00
015   other land use 9 6.75 197.50
016   threshing floor (harman) 2 2.00 40.00
017   enclosed land (fırahti) 7 4.75 157.50
018   Uncultivated lands 22 245.50 1,227.50
019   Fallow lands 22 245.50 1,227.50
020   barren field (kiraç tarla) 22 245.50 1,227.50
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 78 412 2,725.00
002   olive tree (all types) 29 62 975.00
003   garden olive (zeytun-ı bağ) 1 3 45.00
004   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 28 59 930.00
005   mountain olive trees (dağ zeyti̇ni̇ eşcâri) 4 9 110.00
006   plateau olive trees (ova zeyti̇ni̇) 13 19 275.00
007   mountain olive tree (dağ zeytini) 11 31 545.00
008   carob trees 49 350 1,750.00
009   carob tree (harup) 14 74 370.00
010   carob trees (harub eşcâri) 35 276 1,380.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 89 95 11,120.00
002   house (hane) 73 70 8,510.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 12 11 1,130.00
004   agricultural buildings 3 3 300.00
005   pen (mandıra) 2 2 200.00
006   house-pen (hane mandıra) 1 1 100.00
007   part of building 4 4 2,025.00
008   room 4 4 2,025.00
009   grape must press (şirahâne) 4 4 2,025.00
010   building for animals 8 17 85.00
011   beehive (ari kovani) 8 17 85.00
012   Mills 1 1 200.00
013   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 200.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 33 177 5,376.00
002   Sheep and goats 3 147 1,176.00
003   goat (keçi̇) 3 147 1,176.00
004   Bovidae 30 30 4,200.00
005   cow (inek) 7 7 700.00
006   Oxen 23 23 3,500.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 5 5 1,250.00
008   ox (öküz) 18 18 2,250.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 28, 2019, 11:35 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: Lofou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5895/ on 11/12/2025.
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