Database ID G6012
Database UUID: 991daccd-faa1-44f4-87ae-dbe6eb9704f1
Name: Geroskipou
Transcribed name: Yeroşibu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Paphos
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Geroskipou
Γεροσκήπου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Yeroskipos
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 34,794.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
12,090.0 170.0 10,435.0 12,099.0
34.7% 0.5% 30.0% 34.8%
General statistics
District of Paphos:
67.00
1,792.00
3.7%
District of Paphos:
0.00
52.00
0.0%
District of Paphos:
76.00
2,071.00
3.7%
District of Paphos:
76.00
2,074.00
3.7%
District of Paphos:
94.00
3,639.00
2.6%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Paphos:
1,057.75
33,744.75
3.1%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
12,090.00
521,383.10
2.3%
District of Paphos:
4.00
947.00
0.4%
District of Paphos:
71.00
2,012.00
3.5%
District of Paphos:
17.00
6,113.00
0.3%
District of Paphos:
93.00
2,185.00
4.3%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
170.00
61,145.00
0.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
10,435.00
346,355.00
3.0%
District of Paphos:
48.00
1,574.00
3.0%
Animals (number)
District of Paphos:
420.00
15,191.00
2.8%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
12,099.00
437,387.00
2.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Paphos:
34,794.00
1,366,270.10
2.5%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Yusuf son of Süleyman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Geroskipou 260.00
Anorya
european protected (müstemin) Geroskipou 1,557.50
Hristallu Pedri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 175.00
Pavlo son of Mihail
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 875.00
Acı Yanaki son of father Nikola
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 1,825.00
Hostira son of Lambro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 90.00
Dimitri Kırlangıç
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 825.00
Filippo son of Dimitri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 150.00
Yanni son of Dimitri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 590.00
Foti son of father Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Geroskipou 1,180.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 94 1,057.75 12,090.00
002   land with vegetation 59 385.75 8,620.00
003   non tree crop 8 5.00 75.00
004   tobacco 8 5.00 75.00
005   enclosed land with tobacco (fırahti duhan) 8 5.00 75.00
006   fields, gardens and similar 51 380.75 8,545.00
007   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 27 29.75 5,800.00
008   mulberry crops 27 29.75 5,800.00
009   mulberry garden (dutlu bağçe) 1 3.00 600.00
010   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 26 26.75 5,200.00
011   Fields 23 344.00 2,395.00
012   Fields, irrigation not specified 12 286.50 1,662.50
013   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 1 1.00 200.00
014   plateau field (ova tarla) 8 282.00 1,410.00
015   hemp field (kendür tarlası) 3 3.50 52.50
016   Irrigated fields 11 57.50 732.50
017   irrigated field (su basar tarla) 11 57.50 732.50
018   other land use 6 6.00 110.00
019   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 110.00
020   Uncultivated lands 29 666.00 3,360.00
021   Fallow lands 29 666.00 3,360.00
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 29 666.00 3,360.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 4 17 170.00
002   olive tree (all types) 4 17 170.00
003   mountain olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun dağ) 4 17 170.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 71 93 10,435.00
002   house (hane) 67 67 10,210.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
005   building for animals 3 25 125.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 3 25 125.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 48 420 12,099.00
002   Sheep and goats 9 378 3,024.00
003   sheep (agnam) 8 343 2,744.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 1 35 280.00
005   Bovidae 33 34 7,525.00
006   cow (inek) 4 4 400.00
007   Oxen 29 30 7,125.00
008   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 27 27 6,750.00
009   ox (öküz) 2 3 375.00
010   Equidae 6 8 1,550.00
011   horse (bargi̇r) 6 8 1,550.00
012   mare (kisrak) 2 3 600.00
This record was last edited on: March 23, 2022, 11:08 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: Geroskipou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6012/ on 18/01/2026.
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