Database ID G6032
Database UUID: d5d76fbc-e15b-40e7-9f93-4b1dae4f8bed
Name: Melandra
Transcribed name: Melandıra
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Melandra
Μελάνδρα
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Melandra
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 11,854.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
4,140.0 320.0 2,715.0 4,679.0
34.9% 2.7% 22.9% 39.5%
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:
30.00
1,498.00
2.0%
District of Chrysochou:
55.00
2,566.00
2.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
446.50
26,828.64
1.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
4,140.00
242,196.00
1.7%
District of Chrysochou:
17.00
709.00
2.4%
District of Chrysochou:
33.00
1,421.00
2.3%
District of Chrysochou:
37.00
1,711.00
2.2%
District of Chrysochou:
34.00
1,440.00
2.4%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
320.00
15,511.00
2.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
2,715.00
185,167.00
1.5%
District of Chrysochou:
19.00
1,025.00
1.9%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
163.00
8,641.00
1.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
4,679.00
262,074.00
1.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
11,854.00
704,948.00
1.7%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Osman son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 764.00
Abdurrahman son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 470.00
Hayrullah son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 520.00
Osman son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 67.50
Şerif son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 60.00
Hüseyin son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 55.00
Mehmed son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 745.00
Mustafa son of Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 245.00
Sadık son of Halil
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melandra 260.00
Ahmed son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) 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) 55 446.50 4,140.00
002   land with vegetation 49 440.50 4,020.00
003   non tree crop 26 314.50 1,970.00
004   cotton 2 3.00 45.00
005   Undefined cotton 2 3.00 45.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 2 3.00 45.00
007   vineyard 4 10.50 420.00
008   vineyard (bağ) 4 10.50 420.00
009   grains 20 301.00 1,505.00
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 20 301.00 1,505.00
011   fields, gardens and similar 23 126.00 2,050.00
012   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 11 15.50 1,375.00
013   mulberry crops 9 12.00 1,200.00
014   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 9 12.00 1,200.00
015   Gardens, irrigation not specified 2 3.50 175.00
016   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 1 1.00 50.00
017   ordinary garden (bayağı bahçe) 1 2.50 125.00
018   Fields 12 110.50 675.00
019   Fields, irrigation not specified 12 110.50 675.00
020   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 8 7.50 160.00
021   field (tarla) 4 103.00 515.00
022   other land use 6 6.00 120.00
023   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 120.00
024   threshing floor (harman yeri) 6 6.00 120.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 17 37 320.00
002   olive tree (all types) 12 27 270.00
003   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 2 20.00
004   olive trees (zeytun) 10 22 220.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun) 1 3 30.00
006   carob trees 5 10 50.00
007   carob tree (harub 2) 1 1 5.00
008   carob tree (harup) 4 9 45.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 33 34 2,715.00
002   house (hane) 28 28 2,165.00
003   agricultural buildings 3 3 300.00
004   pen (mandıra) 3 3 300.00
005   building 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) 19 163 4,679.00
002   Sheep and goats 5 138 1,104.00
003   sheep (koyun) 2 43 344.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 3 95 760.00
005   Bovidae 12 23 2,875.00
006   Oxen 12 23 2,875.00
007   ox (öküz) 12 23 2,875.00
008   Equidae 2 2 700.00
009   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 200.00
010   mare (kisrak) 1 1 200.00
011   mule (katir) 1 1 500.00
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 09/02/2026.
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