Database ID G6023
Database UUID: 2ac160e2-c75c-4b30-bd67-d3c8f9b4eb25
Name: Simou
Transcribed name: Simu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Simou
Σίμου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Simou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 22,322.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
7,942.5 945.0 3,735.0 9,700.0
35.6% 4.2% 16.7% 43.5%
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
26.00
1,301.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
1.00
31.00
3.2%
District of Chrysochou:
30.00
1,498.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
30.00
1,498.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
82.00
2,566.00
3.2%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
860.50
26,828.64
3.2%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
7,942.50
242,196.00
3.3%
District of Chrysochou:
31.00
709.00
4.4%
District of Chrysochou:
28.00
1,421.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
117.00
1,711.00
6.8%
District of Chrysochou:
28.00
1,440.00
1.9%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
945.00
15,511.00
6.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
3,735.00
185,167.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
33.00
1,025.00
3.2%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
54.00
8,641.00
0.6%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
9,700.00
262,074.00
3.7%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
22,322.50
704,948.00
3.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Father Dimitri son of Mihail
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 880.00
Acı Arkiro son of father Filip
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 972.50
Yanni son of Hristoğuli
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 1,085.00
Dimitri son of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 3,295.00
Hristoğuli son of Hristofi
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 3,150.00
Hristodulo son of Yorki
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 612.50
Yorki son of Kostantin
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 580.00
Hristoforo son of Foto
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 635.00
Yorki son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 1,010.00
Arkiro son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Simou 525.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 82 860.50 7,942.50
002   land with vegetation 67 846.50 7,642.50
003   non tree crop 44 811.50 5,280.00
004   cotton 9 19.50 390.00
005   Water-related cotton properties 1 3.00 60.00
006   abundantly-irrigated cotton fıeld (su basar pembe tarlası) 1 3.00 60.00
007   Non-irrigated cotton 8 16.50 330.00
008   waterless cotton field (su basmaz pembe tarlası) 8 16.50 330.00
009   vineyard 11 31.00 1,085.00
010   vineyard (bağ) 11 31.00 1,085.00
011   grains 24 761.00 3,805.00
012   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 24 761.00 3,805.00
013   fields, gardens and similar 23 35.00 2,362.50
014   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 14 22.50 2,145.00
015   mulberry crops 13 21.00 2,100.00
016   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 13 21.00 2,100.00
017   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 1.50 45.00
018   ordinary garden (bayağı bahçe) 1 1.50 45.00
019   Fields 9 12.50 217.50
020   Fields, irrigation not specified 9 12.50 217.50
021   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 9 12.50 217.50
022   other land use 15 14.00 300.00
023   threshing floor (harman) 15 14.00 300.00
024   threshing floor (harman yeri) 15 14.00 300.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 31 117 945.00
002   olive tree (all types) 17 72 720.00
003   olive trees (zeytun) 17 72 720.00
004   Almond tree (all types) 14 45 225.00
005   almond tree (badem) 14 45 225.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 28 28 3,735.00
002   house (hane) 24 24 2,090.00
003   Mills 4 4 1,645.00
004   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 245.00
005   Watermills 2 2 1,200.00
006   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 1,200.00
007   mill (deği̇rmen) 1 1 200.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 33 54 9,700.00
002   Bovidae 24 34 5,100.00
003   cow (inek) 11 16 2,100.00
004   pair of cows (çift inek) 5 5 1,000.00
005   Oxen 13 18 3,000.00
006   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 6 6 1,500.00
007   ox (öküz) 7 12 1,500.00
008   Equidae 9 20 4,600.00
009   horse (bargi̇r) 7 18 3,600.00
010   mare (kisrak) 4 13 2,600.00
011   mule (katir) 2 2 1,000.00
This record was last edited on: Jan. 29, 2019, 9:51 a.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: Simou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6023/ on 11/12/2025.
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