Database ID G6055
Database UUID: 48a32db0-6bd1-45fc-9ca1-fcf4d08a595a
Name: Giolou
Transcribed name: Yolu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Giolou
Γιόλου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Yiolou
Ottoman legal status of population: non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 28,740.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
12,457.5 510.0 5,680.0 10,093.0
43.3% 1.8% 19.8% 35.1%
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
44.00
1,301.00
3.4%
District of Chrysochou:
1.00
31.00
3.2%
District of Chrysochou:
53.00
1,498.00
3.5%
District of Chrysochou:
53.00
1,498.00
3.5%
District of Chrysochou:
152.00
2,566.00
5.9%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
1,660.25
26,828.64
6.2%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
12,457.50
242,196.00
5.1%
District of Chrysochou:
35.00
709.00
4.9%
District of Chrysochou:
44.00
1,421.00
3.1%
District of Chrysochou:
64.00
1,711.00
3.7%
District of Chrysochou:
44.00
1,440.00
3.1%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
510.00
15,511.00
3.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
5,680.00
185,167.00
3.1%
District of Chrysochou:
42.00
1,025.00
4.1%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
195.00
8,641.00
2.3%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
10,093.00
262,074.00
3.9%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
28,740.50
704,948.00
4.1%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Sava son of Pavli
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 690.00
Filipi son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 1,200.00
İlya son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 540.00
Marko son of Yorki
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 940.00
Onufyo son of father Arkiro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 750.00
Todori son of Ğavril
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 775.00
Yanni son of father Luizo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 1,100.00
Sava son of Anton
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 620.00
Sava Kuduşati
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 1,245.00
Epsimyo son of father Arkiro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Giolou 665.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 152 1,660.25 12,457.50
002   land with vegetation 138 1,646.25 12,177.50
003   non tree crop 77 1,259.75 8,472.50
004   cotton 17 33.00 965.00
005   Non-irrigated cotton 17 33.00 965.00
006   dry cotton field (susuz pembe tarlası) 17 33.00 965.00
007   vineyard 28 39.25 1,570.00
008   vineyard (bağ) 28 39.25 1,570.00
009   grains 32 1,187.50 5,937.50
010   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 32 1,187.50 5,937.50
011   fields, gardens and similar 61 386.50 3,705.00
012   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 36 18.00 1,750.00
013   mulberry crops 36 18.00 1,750.00
014   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 35 17.00 1,700.00
015   garden with fruitless mulberry trees (dut olmayan bağçe) 1 1.00 50.00
016   Fields 25 368.50 1,955.00
017   Fields, irrigation not specified 25 368.50 1,955.00
018   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 17 6.50 145.00
019   field (tarla) 8 362.00 1,810.00
020   other land use 14 14.00 280.00
021   threshing floor (harman) 14 14.00 280.00
022   threshing floor (harman yeri) 14 14.00 280.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 35 64 510.00
002   olive tree (all types) 21 38 380.00
003   olive tree (zeytun 2) 21 38 380.00
004   Almond tree (all types) 14 26 130.00
005   almond tree (badem 2) 14 26 130.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 44 44 5,680.00
002   house (hane) 41 41 5,230.00
003   agricultural buildings 2 2 200.00
004   pen (mandıra) 2 2 200.00
005   Mills 1 1 250.00
006   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 250.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 42 195 10,093.00
002   Sheep and goats 4 121 968.00
003   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 3 106 848.00
004   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 3 106 848.00
005   goat (keçi̇) 1 15 120.00
006   Bovidae 38 74 9,125.00
007   cow (inek) 3 5 500.00
008   Oxen 35 69 8,625.00
009   ox (öküz) 35 69 8,625.00
This record was last edited on: April 23, 2019, 8:31 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: Giolou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6055/ on 07/12/2025.
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