Database ID G5913
Database UUID: 6fdce52d-facf-4e26-a9de-eaceb6a70f99
Name: Pissouri
Transcribed name: Pissuri
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Disrtict of Avdimou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Pissouri
Πισσούρι
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Pissouri
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 34,565.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
7,362.5 5,575.0 9,405.0 12,223.0
21.3% 16.1% 27.2% 35.4%
General statistics
Disrtict of Avdimou:
42.00
574.00
7.3%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1.00
20.00
5.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
43.00
650.00
6.6%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
43.00
656.00
6.6%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
96.00
1,396.00
6.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
901.75
11,502.26
7.8%
Land (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
7,362.50
178,514.48
4.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
81.00
563.00
14.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
61.00
819.00
7.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
523.00
2,803.00
18.7%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
10.00
568.00
1.8%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
5,575.00
30,423.00
18.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
9,405.00
132,391.00
7.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
63.00
666.00
9.5%
Animals (number)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
336.00
4,873.00
6.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
12,223.00
160,828.00
7.6%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
34,565.50
502,156.48
6.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Muhammed son of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 3,303.00
İbrahim son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 110.00
Emir Ali son of Rüstem
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 580.00
Emir Hasan son of Rüstem
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 1,040.00
Ahmed son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 145.00
Kara Süleyman son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 295.00
Emir Hasan son of 'Arif
muslim (ehl-i islam) Pissouri 1,170.00
Acı İstavrino son of Cirkako
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Pissouri 1,435.00
Haralanbi son of Acı Eliya
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Pissouri 440.00
Yorgi son of Andoni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Pissouri 510.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 96 901.75 7,362.50
002   land with vegetation 26 56.25 2,377.50
003   non tree crop 5 28.00 1,120.00
004   vineyard 5 28.00 1,120.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 5 28.00 1,120.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 21 28.25 1,257.50
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 15 20.50 1,025.00
008   mulberry crops 14 19.50 975.00
009   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 2 2.50 125.00
010   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 12 17.00 850.00
011   Gardens, irrigated 1 1.00 50.00
012   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 1 1.00 50.00
013   Fields 6 7.75 232.50
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 6 7.75 232.50
015   private field (hassa tarla) 6 7.75 232.50
016   other land use 32 31.50 815.00
017   threshing floor (harman) 13 13.00 260.00
018   enclosed land (fırahti) 19 18.50 555.00
019   Uncultivated lands 38 814.00 4,170.00
020   Fallow lands 38 814.00 4,170.00
021   barren field (kiraç tarla) 38 814.00 4,170.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 81 523 5,575.00
002   olive tree (all types) 41 298 4,450.00
003   plateau olive tree sapling (fidan ova zeytini) 1 25 375.00
004   plateau olive (zeytun-ı ova) 4 23 345.00
005   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 1 4 40.00
006   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 4 60.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 34 242 3,630.00
008   Almond tree (all types) 2 2 10.00
009   almond trees (şecer-i badem) 2 2 10.00
010   carob trees 38 223 1,115.00
011   carob tree (harub 2) 3 14 70.00
012   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 35 209 1,045.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 61 10 9,405.00
002   house (hane) 57 2 8,080.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 12 0 1,420.00
004   other house (hane-i diğer) 1 0 130.00
005   ruined house (harab hane) 2 1 105.00
006   house in ruins (harabe hane) 2 1 105.00
007   two-storey house (fevkani hane) 2 0 400.00
008   building for animals 1 5 25.00
009   beehive (ari kovani) 1 5 25.00
010   Mills 3 3 1,300.00
011   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 2 2 500.00
012   Watermills 1 1 800.00
013   winter mill (kiş deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 800.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 63 336 12,223.00
002   Sheep and goats 10 281 2,248.00
003   sheep (koyun) 2 31 248.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 8 250 2,000.00
005   Bovidae 30 31 4,625.00
006   cow (inek) 6 6 600.00
007   Oxen 21 22 3,725.00
008   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 8 8 2,000.00
009   ox (öküz) 13 14 1,725.00
010   old ox (koca öküz) 1 1 100.00
011   buffalo (manda) 3 3 300.00
012   Equidae 23 24 5,350.00
013   horse (bargi̇r) 21 22 4,350.00
014   lame horse (topal bargir) 1 1 150.00
015   mare (kisrak) 9 10 2,000.00
016   mule (katir) 2 2 1,000.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 4, 2020, 3:57 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: Pissouri. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5913/ on 09/02/2026.
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