Name: Melandra
Transcribed name: Melandıra
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Melandra
Μελάνδρα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Melandra
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 5,231.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
1,797.5 185.0 1,185.0 2,154.0
34.4% 3.5% 22.7% 41.2%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
28.00
1,301.00
2.2%
District of Chrysochou:
0.00
31.00
0.0%
District of Chrysochou:
30.00
1,498.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
1.00
54.00
1.9%
District of Chrysochou:
55.00
2,566.00
2.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
287.50
16,584.14
1.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
1,797.50
108,773.50
1.7%
District of Chrysochou:
17.00
709.00
2.4%
District of Chrysochou:
33.00
1,421.00
2.3%
District of Chrysochou:
22.00
800.00
2.8%
District of Chrysochou:
3.00
94.00
3.2%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
185.00
8,196.00
2.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
1,185.00
79,627.00
1.5%
District of Chrysochou:
19.00
1,025.00
1.9%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
119.00
6,228.00
1.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
2,154.00
112,516.00
1.9%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
5,231.50
306,662.50
1.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Osman son of Mehmed
Melandra 764.00
Abdurrahman son of Osman
Melandra 470.00
Hayrullah son of Osman
Melandra 520.00
Osman son of Mehmed
Melandra 67.50
Şerif son of Mehmed
Melandra 60.00
Hüseyin son of Yusuf
Melandra 55.00
Mehmed son of Hüseyin
Melandra 745.00
Mustafa son of Hüseyin
Melandra 245.00
Sadık son of Halil
Melandra 260.00
Ahmed son of Mustafa
Melandra 460.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 55 345.00 2,582.50
002   land with vegetation 49 344.00 2,562.50
003   tree crops 10 4.00 350.00
004   mulberry crops 9 3.00 300.00
005   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 9 3.00 300.00
006   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 1 1.00 50.00
007   non tree crops 34 234.50 1,572.50
008   tobacco 8 3.00 85.00
009   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 8 3.00 85.00
010   cotton 2 1.50 22.50
011   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 2 1.50 22.50
012   vineyard 4 9.00 360.00
013   vineyard (bağ) 4 9.00 360.00
014   grains 20 221.00 1,105.00
015   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 20 221.00 1,105.00
016   fields, gardens and similar 5 105.50 640.00
017   ordinary garden (bayağı bahçe) 1 2.50 125.00
018   field (tarla) 4 103.00 515.00
019   other land use 6 1.00 20.00
020   threshing floor (harman) 6 1.00 20.00
021   threshing floor (harman yeri) 6 1.00 20.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 17 28 240.00
002   olive tree (all types) 12 20 200.00
003   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 2 20.00
004   olive trees (zeytun) 10 15 150.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun) 1 3 30.00
006   carob trees 5 8 40.00
007   carob tree (harub 2) 1 1 5.00
008   carob tree (harup) 4 7 35.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 33 5 1,285.00
002   house (hane) 28 1 935.00
003   agricultural buildings 3 1 100.00
004   pen (mandıra) 3 1 100.00
005   buildings for animals 1 2 10.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 1 2 10.00
007   Mills 1 1 240.00
008   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 240.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 19 146 2,554.00
002   sheep (agnam) 2 43 344.00
003   sheep (koyun) 2 43 344.00
004   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 200.00
005   mare (kisrak) 1 1 200.00
006   mule (katir) 1 1 500.00
007   goat (keçi̇) 3 95 760.00
008   ox (öküz) 12 6 750.00
This record was last edited on: Jan. 28, 2021, 12:42 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: Melandra. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6032/ on 03/06/2023.
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