Database ID G5901
Database UUID: ff0b200c-d1a3-448c-bb24-86b607d63e2d
Name: Platanisteia
Transcribed name: Paladanisa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Disrtict of Avdimou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Platanisteia
Πλατανίστεια
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Plataniskia
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 15,914.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
1,825.0 3,115.0 2,800.0 8,174.0
11.5% 19.6% 17.6% 51.4%
General statistics
Disrtict of Avdimou:
22.00
574.00
3.8%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1.00
20.00
5.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
29.00
650.00
4.5%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
30.00
656.00
4.6%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
42.00
1,396.00
3.0%
Land (area in dönüm)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
267.75
11,502.26
2.3%
Land (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1,825.00
178,514.48
1.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
34.00
563.00
6.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
31.00
819.00
3.8%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
261.00
2,803.00
9.3%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
14.00
568.00
2.5%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
3,115.00
30,423.00
10.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
2,800.00
132,391.00
2.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
36.00
666.00
5.4%
Animals (number)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
187.00
4,873.00
3.8%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
8,174.00
160,828.00
5.1%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
15,914.00
502,156.48
3.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Mehmed son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 727.50
Cezzar son of Rüstem
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 1,005.00
Süleyman son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 825.00
Gümüş İbrahim son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 160.00
Horseshoe maker Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 55.00
Rüstem son of Musa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 515.00
Topal Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 130.00
Molla (religious teacher) 'Ali son of Hacı Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 2,922.50
Emir Hasan son of Hacı Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 692.50
Hasan son of imam Mustafa Efendi
muslim (ehl-i islam) Platanisteia 377.50
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 42 267.75 1,825.00
002   land with vegetation 25 18.25 517.50
003   non tree crop 10 5.00 135.00
004   grains 10 5.00 135.00
005   fodder field (hasıllık) 10 5.00 135.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 15 13.25 382.50
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 9 4.00 200.00
008   mulberry crops 6 3.25 162.50
009   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 2 2.00 100.00
010   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 4 1.25 62.50
011   Gardens, irrigation not specified 3 0.75 37.50
012   garden (bağçe) 3 0.75 37.50
013   Fields 6 9.25 182.50
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 5 9.00 170.00
015   private field (hassa tarla) 5 9.00 170.00
016   Irrigated fields 1 0.25 12.50
017   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 1 0.25 12.50
018   other land use 4 4.00 80.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 4 4.00 80.00
020   Uncultivated lands 13 245.50 1,227.50
021   Fallow lands 13 245.50 1,227.50
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 13 245.50 1,227.50
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 34 261 3,115.00
002   olive tree (all types) 22 193 2,775.00
003   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 11 88 1,230.00
004   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 11 105 1,545.00
005   carob trees 12 68 340.00
006   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 11 53 265.00
007   carob trees (harub eşcarı) 1 15 75.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 31 14 2,800.00
002   house (hane) 26 0 2,485.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 3 0 185.00
004   ruined house (harab hane) 1 0 25.00
005   other house in ruins (diğer harabe hane) 1 0 25.00
006   building for animals 4 13 65.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 4 13 65.00
008   Mills 1 1 250.00
009   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 250.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 36 187 8,174.00
002   Sheep and goats 7 153 1,224.00
003   sheep (agnam) 1 8 64.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 30 240.00
005   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 1 30 240.00
006   goat (keçi̇) 5 115 920.00
007   Bovidae 14 16 2,850.00
008   cow (inek) 3 3 250.00
009   young bull (tosun) 1 1 50.00
010   Oxen 10 12 2,500.00
011   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 8 8 2,000.00
012   ox (öküz) 2 4 500.00
013   buffalo (manda) 1 1 100.00
014   Equidae 15 18 4,100.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 13 16 3,100.00
016   lame horse (topal bargir) 1 1 150.00
017   mare (kisrak) 4 7 1,400.00
018   old horse (koca bargir) 1 1 150.00
019   mule (katir) 2 2 1,000.00
020   old mule (koca katır) 1 1 500.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 8, 2020, 1:32 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: Platanisteia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5901/ on 16/01/2026.
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