Database ID G6027
Database UUID: 735692fb-5ee9-4f52-85ab-42420ae57bca
Name: Filousa (Chrysochous)
Transcribed name: Filusa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Filousa (Chrysochous)
Φιλούσα (Χρυσοχούς)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Philousa
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 8,519.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
2,874.5 180.0 2,075.0 3,390.0
33.7% 2.1% 24.4% 39.8%
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
25.00
1,301.00
1.9%
District of Chrysochou:
0.00
31.00
0.0%
District of Chrysochou:
35.00
1,498.00
2.3%
District of Chrysochou:
35.00
1,498.00
2.3%
District of Chrysochou:
38.00
2,566.00
1.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
355.50
26,828.64
1.3%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
2,874.50
242,196.00
1.2%
District of Chrysochou:
23.00
709.00
3.2%
District of Chrysochou:
23.00
1,421.00
1.6%
District of Chrysochou:
25.00
1,711.00
1.5%
District of Chrysochou:
24.00
1,440.00
1.7%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
180.00
15,511.00
1.2%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
2,075.00
185,167.00
1.1%
District of Chrysochou:
14.00
1,025.00
1.4%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
102.00
8,641.00
1.2%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
3,390.00
262,074.00
1.3%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
8,519.50
704,948.00
1.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Hasan son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 545.00
Ahmed son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 987.00
Osman son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 680.00
'Ali son of Derviş
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 535.00
Mustafa son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 1,057.50
Daughter of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 150.00
Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Filousa (Chrysochous) 0.00
Lefteri son of Arkiro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Filousa (Chrysochous) 1,507.50
Dimitri son of Arkiro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Filousa (Chrysochous) 287.50
Hristoğuli son of ‘Uzuli [sic: ‘Anzuli]
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Filousa (Chrysochous) 905.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 38 355.50 2,874.50
002   land with vegetation 33 350.50 2,774.50
003   non tree crop 20 339.00 1,887.00
004   cotton 6 8.00 220.00
005   Non-irrigated cotton 6 8.00 220.00
006   dry cotton field (susuz pembe tarlası) 6 8.00 220.00
007   grains 14 331.00 1,667.00
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 14 331.00 1,667.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 13 11.50 887.50
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 8 8.00 800.00
011   mulberry crops 8 8.00 800.00
012   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 8 8.00 800.00
013   Fields 5 3.50 87.50
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 5 3.50 87.50
015   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 5 3.50 87.50
016   other land use 5 5.00 100.00
017   threshing floor (harman) 5 5.00 100.00
018   threshing floor (harman yeri) 5 5.00 100.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 23 25 180.00
002   olive tree (all types) 10 11 110.00
003   olive tree (zeytun 2) 3 4 40.00
004   olive trees (zeytun) 7 7 70.00
005   Almond tree (all types) 1 2 10.00
006   almond tree (badem ağacı) 1 2 10.00
007   carob trees 12 12 60.00
008   carob tree (harub 2) 2 2 10.00
009   carob (harub) 7 7 35.00
010   carob trees (harub eşcâri) 3 3 15.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 23 24 2,075.00
002   house (hane) 21 21 1,825.00
003   building for animals 1 2 10.00
004   beehive (ari kovani) 1 2 10.00
005   Mills 1 1 240.00
006   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 240.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 14 102 3,390.00
002   Sheep and goats 2 80 640.00
003   goat (keçi̇) 2 80 640.00
004   Bovidae 10 19 2,150.00
005   cow (inek) 4 7 700.00
006   Oxen 6 12 1,450.00
007   ox (öküz) 6 12 1,450.00
008   Equidae 2 3 600.00
009   horse (bargi̇r) 2 3 600.00
010   mare (kisrak) 1 2 400.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 5, 2019, 1:31 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: Filousa (Chrysochous). Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6027/ on 07/12/2025.
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