Database ID G6029
Database UUID: c0f52d6d-54c5-4553-9774-95686b7a383e
Name: Meladeia
Transcribed name: Melatya
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Meladeia
Μελάδεια
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Meladhia
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 27,540.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
6,970.0 290.0 9,550.0 10,730.0
25.3% 1.1% 34.7% 39.0%
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
29.00
1,301.00
2.2%
District of Chrysochou:
0.00
31.00
0.0%
District of Chrysochou:
34.00
1,498.00
2.3%
District of Chrysochou:
34.00
1,498.00
2.3%
District of Chrysochou:
63.00
2,566.00
2.5%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
830.50
26,828.64
3.1%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
6,970.00
242,196.00
2.9%
District of Chrysochou:
15.00
709.00
2.1%
District of Chrysochou:
30.00
1,421.00
2.1%
District of Chrysochou:
32.00
1,711.00
1.9%
District of Chrysochou:
30.00
1,440.00
2.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
290.00
15,511.00
1.9%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
9,550.00
185,167.00
5.2%
District of Chrysochou:
30.00
1,025.00
2.9%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
404.00
8,641.00
4.7%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
10,730.00
262,074.00
4.1%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
27,540.00
704,948.00
3.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Ahmed son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 2,305.00
Mustafa son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 2,405.00
Dede son of Salih
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 1,367.50
Mehmed son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 835.00
Emin son of Veli
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 515.00
Ahmed son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 805.00
Mehmed son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 200.00
Mustafa son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 857.50
Salih son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 1,002.50
Salih oğlu Sadık
muslim (ehl-i islam) Meladeia 570.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 63 830.50 6,970.00
002   land with vegetation 54 821.50 6,800.00
003   non tree crop 24 790.00 4,165.00
004   cotton 3 3.00 90.00
005   Non-irrigated cotton 3 3.00 90.00
006   dry cotton field (susuz pembe tarlası) 3 3.00 90.00
007   vineyard 2 4.00 160.00
008   vineyard (bağ) 2 4.00 160.00
009   grains 19 783.00 3,915.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 19 783.00 3,915.00
011   fields, gardens and similar 30 31.50 2,635.00
012   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 22 26.00 2,505.00
013   mulberry crops 21 25.50 2,480.00
014   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 20 24.50 2,450.00
015   garden with fruitless mulberry trees (dut olmayan bağçe) 1 1.00 30.00
016   Gardens, irrigation not specified 1 0.50 25.00
017   ordinary garden (bayağı bahçe) 1 0.50 25.00
018   Fields 8 5.50 130.00
019   Fields, irrigation not specified 8 5.50 130.00
020   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 8 5.50 130.00
021   other land use 9 9.00 170.00
022   threshing floor (harman) 9 9.00 170.00
023   threshing floor (harman yeri) 9 9.00 170.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 15 32 290.00
002   olive tree (all types) 12 26 260.00
003   olive trees (zeytun) 12 26 260.00
004   Almond tree (all types) 2 5 25.00
005   almond tree (badem) 2 5 25.00
006   carob trees 1 1 5.00
007   carob (harub) 1 1 5.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 30 30 9,550.00
002   house (hane) 24 24 2,650.00
003   agricultural buildings 3 3 300.00
004   pen (mandıra) 3 3 300.00
005   Mills 3 3 6,600.00
006   Watermills 3 3 6,600.00
007   water mill (su değirmeni) 2 2 5,100.00
008   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 1,500.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 30 404 10,730.00
002   Sheep and goats 7 360 2,880.00
003   sheep (koyun) 4 80 640.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 3 280 2,240.00
005   Bovidae 14 23 3,350.00
006   cow (inek) 1 1 100.00
007   Oxen 13 22 3,250.00
008   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 4 4 1,000.00
009   ox (öküz) 9 18 2,250.00
010   Equidae 9 21 4,500.00
011   horse (bargi̇r) 8 20 4,000.00
012   mare (kisrak) 4 16 3,200.00
013   mule (katir) 1 1 500.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 6, 2019, 2:52 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: Meladeia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6029/ on 16/01/2026.
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