Database ID G5917
Database UUID: 78ceaf81-3b12-4fda-985e-2be45db99e13
Name: Kissousa
Transcribed name: Cissusa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: Disrtict of Avdimou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Kissousa
Κισσούσα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Kissousa
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 17,084.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
7,912.0 350.0 5,145.0 3,677.0
46.3% 2.0% 30.1% 21.5%
General statistics
Disrtict of Avdimou:
15.00
574.00
2.6%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
1.00
20.00
5.0%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
27.00
650.00
4.2%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
27.00
656.00
4.1%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
56.00
1,396.00
4.0%
Land (area in dönüm)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
343.00
11,502.26
3.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
7,912.00
178,514.48
4.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
15.00
563.00
2.7%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
36.00
819.00
4.4%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
25.00
2,803.00
0.9%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
38.00
568.00
6.7%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
350.00
30,423.00
1.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
5,145.00
132,391.00
3.9%
Disrtict of Avdimou:
23.00
666.00
3.5%
Animals (number)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
92.00
4,873.00
1.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
3,677.00
160,828.00
2.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Disrtict of Avdimou:
17,084.00
502,156.48
3.4%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Ali son of Kara Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 825.00
Wife of Ali son of Kara Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 375.00
Mehmed son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 577.50
Hasan brother of Mehmed son of Hüseyin Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 202.50
Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 0.00
Wife of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 155.00
Mustafa son of İsmail
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 1,314.50
Wife of Mustafa son of İsmail
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 75.00
Mercan Arab
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 775.00
Wife of Mercan Arab
muslim (ehl-i islam) Kissousa 150.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 56 343.00 7,912.00
002   land with vegetation 30 174.75 6,502.50
003   non tree crop 20 163.00 6,210.00
004   vineyard 20 163.00 6,210.00
005   vineyard (bağ) 20 163.00 6,210.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 10 11.75 292.50
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 7 9.00 205.00
008   mulberry crops 4 3.00 150.00
009   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 2 1.00 50.00
010   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 2 2.00 100.00
011   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 0.50 25.00
012   garden (bağçe) 1 0.50 25.00
013   Gardens, irrigated 2 5.50 30.00
014   irrigated garden (sulu bağçe) 2 5.50 30.00
015   Fields 3 2.75 87.50
016   Irrigated fields 3 2.75 87.50
017   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 3 2.75 87.50
018   other land use 15 10.25 287.50
019   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 120.00
020   enclosed land (fırahti) 9 4.25 167.50
021   Uncultivated lands 11 158.00 1,122.00
022   Fallow lands 11 158.00 1,122.00
023   barren field (kiraç tarla) 11 158.00 1,122.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 15 25 350.00
002   olive tree (all types) 11 21 315.00
003   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 1 3 45.00
004   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 10 18 270.00
005   Almond tree (all types) 1 1 5.00
006   almond trees (şecer-i badem) 1 1 5.00
007   walnut tree 3 3 30.00
008   walnut trees (şecer-i ceviz) 2 2 20.00
009   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 1 1 10.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 36 38 5,145.00
002   house (hane) 24 0 3,235.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 2 0 200.00
004   part of building 3 1 1,475.00
005   room 3 1 1,475.00
006   grape must press (şirahâne) 3 1 1,475.00
007   ruined grape must pressing floor (harabe şirahane) 1 0 375.00
008   building for animals 8 37 185.00
009   beehive (ari kovani) 8 37 185.00
010   Mills 1 0 250.00
011   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 0 250.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 23 92 3,677.00
002   Sheep and goats 5 69 552.00
003   sheep (agnam) 1 20 160.00
004   sheep (koyun) 1 1 8.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 3 48 384.00
006   Bovidae 17 22 2,625.00
007   cow (inek) 7 11 900.00
008   young bull (tosun) 2 3 100.00
009   Oxen 10 11 1,725.00
010   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 3 3 725.00
011   ox (öküz) 7 8 1,000.00
012   Equidae 1 1 500.00
013   mule (katir) 1 1 500.00
014   old mule (koca katır) 1 1 500.00
This record was last edited on: May 16, 2021, 12:51 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: Kissousa. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5917/ on 09/12/2025.
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