Database ID G5905
Database UUID: 13125c8c-e9cc-470c-94a2-83fab6417ff5
Name: Arsos (Lemesou)
Transcribed name: Arcoz
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Disrtict of Avdimou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Arsos (Lemesou)
Άρσος (Λεμεσού) (το)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Arsos
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 55,181.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
20,455.0 625.0 16,855.0 17,246.0
37.1% 1.1% 30.5% 31.3%
General statistics
Disrtict of Avdimou:
53.00
574.00
9.2%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
3.00
20.00
15.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
55.00
650.00
8.5%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
55.00
656.00
8.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
146.00
1,396.00
10.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1,805.25
11,502.26
15.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
20,455.00
178,514.48
11.5%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
25.00
563.00
4.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
71.00
819.00
8.7%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
58.00
2,803.00
2.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
79.00
568.00
13.9%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
625.00
30,423.00
2.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
16,855.00
132,391.00
12.7%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
56.00
666.00
8.4%
Animals (number)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
954.00
4,873.00
19.6%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
17,246.00
160,828.00
10.7%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
55,181.00
502,156.48
11.0%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Estate (çiftlik) of İsmail Ağa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 9,490.00
Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 1,590.00
Mehmed son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 100.00
Kara Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 760.00
Mehmed son of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 100.00
Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 1,935.00
Gazi Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 190.00
Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 800.00
Ahmed Kalfa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 598.00
Köle Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Arsos (Lemesou) 899.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 146 1,805.25 20,455.00
002   land with vegetation 68 909.75 15,997.50
003   non tree crop 45 339.00 12,825.00
004   vineyard 45 339.00 12,825.00
005   young vineyard (fidan bağ) 1 2.00 80.00
006   vineyard (bağ) 44 337.00 12,745.00
007   fields, gardens and similar 23 570.75 3,172.50
008   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 16 14.25 530.00
009   mulberry crops 11 8.25 390.00
010   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 4 2.25 100.00
011   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 7 6.00 290.00
012   Gardens, irrigated 5 6.00 140.00
013   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 5 6.00 140.00
014   Fields 7 556.50 2,642.50
015   Fields, irrigation not specified 5 552.00 2,547.50
016   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 2 1.50 40.00
017   field (tarla) 2 550.00 2,500.00
018   private field (hassa tarla) 1 0.50 7.50
019   Irrigated fields 2 4.50 95.00
020   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 2 4.50 95.00
021   other land use 49 41.50 1,107.50
022   threshing floor (harman) 18 16.00 310.00
023   enclosed land (fırahti) 31 25.50 797.50
024   Uncultivated lands 29 854.00 3,350.00
025   Fallow lands 29 854.00 3,350.00
026   barren field (kiraç tarla) 29 854.00 3,350.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 25 58 625.00
002   olive tree (all types) 19 49 570.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1 15 150.00
004   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 18 34 420.00
005   plateau olive trees (ova zeyti̇ni̇) 10 22 260.00
006   mountain olive tree (dağ zeytini) 8 12 160.00
007   Almond tree (all types) 6 9 55.00
008   almond tree (badem) 6 9 55.00
009   almond trees (badem eşcâri) 6 9 55.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 71 79 16,855.00
002   house (hane) 53 53 11,870.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 3 3 305.00
004   other house (di̇ğer hane) 1 1 75.00
005   ruined house (harab hane) 1 1 50.00
006   agricultural buildings 5 5 500.00
007   pen (mandıra) 4 4 300.00
008   fodder field [with] house (hane hasıllık) 1 1 200.00
009   part of building 6 6 4,000.00
010   room 6 6 4,000.00
011   grape must press (şirahâne) 6 6 4,000.00
012   small must pressing floor (küçükce şırahane) 3 3 1,750.00
013   building for animals 5 13 65.00
014   beehive (ari kovani) 5 13 65.00
015   Mills 2 2 420.00
016   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 220.00
017   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 200.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 56 954 17,246.00
002   Sheep and goats 15 907 7,256.00
003   sheep (agnam) 10 799 6,392.00
004   sheep (koyun) 2 18 144.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 3 90 720.00
006   Bovidae 32 38 6,140.00
007   cow (inek) 10 10 765.00
008   calf (dana) 3 3 90.00
009   suckling calf (buzaği) 3 3 90.00
010   ox and cow (öküz ve i̇nek) 4 6 1,000.00
011   Oxen 18 22 4,375.00
012   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 8 12 3,000.00
013   ox (öküz) 10 10 1,375.00
014   Equidae 9 9 3,850.00
015   horse (bargi̇r) 2 2 400.00
016   mare (kisrak) 1 1 200.00
017   mule (katir) 7 7 3,450.00
018   old mule (koca katır) 1 1 450.00
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 16/01/2026.
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