Name: Arsos (Lemesou)
Transcribed name: Arcoz
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Arsos (Lemesou)
Άρσος (Λεμεσού) (το)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Arsos
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Disrtict of Avdimou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 26,299.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
8,677.5 440.0 8,230.0 9,272.0
33.0% 1.7% 31.3% 35.3%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Disrtict of Avdimou:
53.00
573.00
9.2%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
3.00
20.00
15.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
55.00
650.00
8.5%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1.00
32.00
3.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
146.00
1,396.00
10.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1,019.25
5,185.76
19.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
8,677.50
68,377.48
12.7%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
25.00
563.00
4.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
71.00
819.00
8.7%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
28.00
1,321.00
2.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
11.00
134.00
8.2%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
440.00
17,208.00
2.6%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
8,230.00
65,466.00
12.6%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
56.00
666.00
8.4%
Animals (number)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
855.00
3,478.00
24.6%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
9,272.00
57,010.00
16.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
26,299.50
202,026.48
13.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Estate (çiftlik) of İsmail Ağa
Arsos (Lemesou) 9,490.00
Süleyman
Arsos (Lemesou) 1,590.00
Mehmed son of Osman
Arsos (Lemesou) 100.00
Kara Hüseyin
Arsos (Lemesou) 760.00
Mehmed son of Süleyman
Arsos (Lemesou) 100.00
Mehmed
Arsos (Lemesou) 1,935.00
Gazi Mehmed
Arsos (Lemesou) 190.00
Mehmed
Arsos (Lemesou) 800.00
Ahmed Kalfa
Arsos (Lemesou) 598.00
Köle Mehmed
Arsos (Lemesou) 899.00
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   Total lands 146 1,083.50 9,910.00
002   land with vegetation 67 683.75 8,005.00
003   tree crops 11 5.25 215.00
004   mulberry crops 11 5.25 215.00
005   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 4 1.75 25.00
006   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 7 3.50 190.00
007   non tree crops 45 119.00 5,065.00
008   vineyard 45 119.00 5,065.00
009   young vineyard (fidan bağ) 1 2.00 80.00
010   vineyard (bağ) 44 117.00 4,985.00
011   fields, gardens and similar 11 559.50 2,725.00
012   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 2 4.50 95.00
013   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 5 3.50 90.00
014   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 2 1.50 40.00
015   field (tarla) 2 550.00 2,500.00
016   other land use 50 9.75 335.00
017   threshing floor (harman) 18 1.00 55.00
018   enclosed land (fırahti) 31 8.25 272.50
019   private field (hassa tarla) 1 0.50 7.50
020   land without vegetation 29 390.00 1,570.00
021   barren field (kiraç tarla) 29 390.00 1,570.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total trees 25 34 500.00
002   olive trees 19 31 465.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 15 150.00
004   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 18 16 315.00
005   plateau olive trees (ova zeyti̇ni̇) 10 9 195.00
006   mountain olive tree (dağ zeytini) 8 7 120.00
007   Total almond trees 6 3 35.00
008   almond tree (badem) 6 3 35.00
009   almond trees (badem eşcâri) 6 3 35.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total buildings 71 21 10,060.00
002   house (hane) 53 4 7,485.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 3 2 305.00
004   other house (di̇ğer hane) 1 1 75.00
005   ruined house (harab hane) 1 1 50.00
006   agricultural buildings 5 2 350.00
007   pen (mandıra) 4 1 150.00
008   fodder field [with] house (hane hasıllık) 1 1 200.00
009   part of building 3 1 750.00
010   room 3 1 750.00
011   grape must press (şirahâne) 3 1 750.00
012   buildings for animals 5 11 55.00
013   beehive (ari kovani) 5 11 55.00
014   auxilliary structures 3 1 1,000.00
015   small must pressing floor (küçükce şırahane) 3 1 1,000.00
016   Mills 2 2 420.00
017   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 220.00
018   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 200.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total animals 56 923 10,936.00
002   sheep (agnam) 12 817 6,536.00
003   sheep (koyun) 2 18 144.00
004   horse (bargi̇r) 2 2 400.00
005   mare (kisrak) 1 1 200.00
006   cow (inek) 10 2 205.00
007   calf (dana) 3 1 30.00
008   suckling calf (buzaği) 3 1 30.00
009   mule (katir) 7 2 950.00
010   old mule (koca katır) 1 1 450.00
011   goat (keçi̇) 3 90 720.00
012   ox (öküz) 18 7 1,875.00
013   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 8 6 1,500.00
014   ox and cow (öküz ve i̇nek) 4 3 250.00
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: Arsos (Lemesou). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5905/ on 02/06/2023.
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