Database ID G5998
Database UUID: a9380a1f-eaeb-4127-9db6-2c12e7193e85
Name: Souskiou
Transcribed name: Susyu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Paphos
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Souskiou
Σουσκιού
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Souskiou Sousuz
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 20,740.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
7,205.0 4,030.0 4,680.0 4,825.0
34.7% 19.4% 22.6% 23.3%
General statistics
District of Paphos:
23.00
1,792.00
1.3%
District of Paphos:
1.00
52.00
1.9%
District of Paphos:
25.00
2,071.00
1.2%
District of Paphos:
25.00
2,074.00
1.2%
District of Paphos:
58.00
3,639.00
1.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Paphos:
554.00
33,744.75
1.6%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
7,205.00
521,383.10
1.4%
District of Paphos:
27.00
947.00
2.9%
District of Paphos:
31.00
2,012.00
1.5%
District of Paphos:
354.00
6,113.00
5.8%
District of Paphos:
46.00
2,185.00
2.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
4,030.00
61,145.00
6.6%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
4,680.00
346,355.00
1.4%
District of Paphos:
19.00
1,574.00
1.2%
Animals (number)
District of Paphos:
209.00
15,191.00
1.4%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
4,825.00
437,387.00
1.1%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
20,740.00
1,366,270.10
1.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
İbrahim son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 1,505.00
Mustafa son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 3,255.00
Süleyman son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 580.00
Ahmed son of İbrahim
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 140.00
Hasan son of Salih
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 625.00
Mehmed son of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 650.00
Süleyman son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 990.00
Osman son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 1,295.00
Mehmed son of İbrahim
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 2,395.00
Hasan son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Souskiou 1,230.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 58 554.00 7,205.00
002   land with vegetation 40 188.00 5,340.00
003   non tree crop 14 25.50 495.00
004   tobacco 12 17.50 175.00
005   enclosed land with tobacco (fırahti duhan) 12 17.50 175.00
006   vineyard 2 8.00 320.00
007   vineyard (bağ) 2 8.00 320.00
008   fields, gardens and similar 26 162.50 4,845.00
009   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 10 18.00 3,525.00
010   mulberry crops 10 18.00 3,525.00
011   irrigated mulberry garden (dutlu sulu bağçe) 1 0.50 25.00
012   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 3 7.00 1,400.00
013   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 6 10.50 2,100.00
014   Fields 16 144.50 1,320.00
015   Fields, irrigation not specified 2 25.50 130.00
016   tobacco field (tütün tarlası) 1 0.50 5.00
017   plateau field (ova tarla) 1 25.00 125.00
018   Irrigated fields 14 119.00 1,190.00
019   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 14 119.00 1,190.00
020   other land use 7 7.00 70.00
021   threshing floor (harman) 7 7.00 70.00
022   Uncultivated lands 11 359.00 1,795.00
023   Fallow lands 11 359.00 1,795.00
024   barren field (kiraç tarla) 11 359.00 1,795.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 27 354 4,030.00
002   olive tree (all types) 17 334 3,840.00
003   plateau olive (zeytun-ı ova) 6 173 1,730.00
004   mountain olive (zeytun-ı dağ) 3 28 280.00
005   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 2 35 450.00
006   mountain olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun dağ) 5 88 1,280.00
007   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 1 10 100.00
008   Almond tree (all types) 2 2 10.00
009   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 2 2 10.00
010   carob trees 8 18 180.00
011   carob tree (harub 2) 1 2 20.00
012   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 7 16 160.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 31 46 4,680.00
002   house (hane) 21 21 4,070.00
003   agricultural buildings 2 2 100.00
004   pen (mandıra) 2 2 100.00
005   building for animals 6 21 110.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 6 21 110.00
007   Mills 2 2 400.00
008   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 400.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 19 209 4,825.00
002   Sheep and goats 3 185 1,480.00
003   goat (keçi̇) 3 185 1,480.00
004   Bovidae 13 16 2,695.00
005   cow (inek) 3 5 320.00
006   Oxen 10 11 2,375.00
007   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 7 7 1,750.00
008   ox (öküz) 3 4 625.00
009   Equidae 3 8 650.00
010   horse (bargi̇r) 3 8 650.00
011   mare (kisrak) 2 7 500.00
This record was last edited on: May 16, 2021, 12:11 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: Souskiou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/5998/ on 09/02/2026.
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