Database ID G6070
Database UUID: 3cd20e95-5c6a-4088-b3db-8e6efa9a3058
Name: Polis
Transcribed name: Poli
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Polis
Πόλις (η)
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Polis
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 28,929.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
6,705.0 1,080.0 8,810.0 12,334.0
23.2% 3.7% 30.5% 42.6%
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
91.00
1,301.00
7.0%
District of Chrysochou:
2.00
31.00
6.5%
District of Chrysochou:
102.00
1,498.00
6.8%
District of Chrysochou:
102.00
1,498.00
6.8%
District of Chrysochou:
85.00
2,566.00
3.3%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
762.38
26,828.64
2.8%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
6,705.00
242,196.00
2.8%
District of Chrysochou:
36.00
709.00
5.1%
District of Chrysochou:
95.00
1,421.00
6.7%
District of Chrysochou:
108.00
1,711.00
6.3%
District of Chrysochou:
96.00
1,440.00
6.7%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
1,080.00
15,511.00
7.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
8,810.00
185,167.00
4.8%
District of Chrysochou:
59.00
1,025.00
5.8%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
234.00
8,641.00
2.7%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
12,334.00
262,074.00
4.7%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
28,929.00
704,948.00
4.1%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Abdülkadir son of Ala
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 1,245.00
Ala son of Sefer
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 1,530.00
Sadık son of Ala
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 670.00
Ala son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 930.00
Ali son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 1,085.00
Halil son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 530.00
Mustafa son of Ala
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 505.00
Ala son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 465.00
Ali son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 545.00
Ali son of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Polis 535.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 85 762.38 6,705.00
002   land with vegetation 66 371.38 4,740.00
003   non tree crop 16 210.25 1,762.50
004   cotton 3 3.50 105.00
005   Non-irrigated cotton 3 3.50 105.00
006   dry cotton field (susuz pembe tarlası) 3 3.50 105.00
007   grains 13 206.75 1,657.50
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 13 206.75 1,657.50
009   fields, gardens and similar 50 161.13 2,977.50
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 35 22.88 2,037.50
011   mulberry crops 14 9.38 975.00
012   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 14 9.38 975.00
013   Gardens, irrigation not specified 20 13.00 1,012.50
014   garden (bağçe) 12 7.75 775.00
015   fruit garden (meyve bahçesi) 8 5.25 237.50
016   Fields 15 138.25 940.00
017   Fields, irrigation not specified 15 138.25 940.00
018   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 7 5.25 150.00
019   field (tarla) 8 133.00 790.00
020   Uncultivated lands 19 391.00 1,965.00
021   Fallow lands 19 391.00 1,965.00
022   barren field (kiraç tarla) 19 391.00 1,965.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 36 108 1,080.00
002   olive tree (all types) 32 104 1,040.00
003   olive tree (zeytun 2) 26 58 580.00
004   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 5 43 430.00
005   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun) 1 3 30.00
006   walnut tree 1 1 10.00
007   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 1 1 10.00
008   carob trees 3 3 30.00
009   carob tree (harub 2) 2 2 20.00
010   carob trees (harub eşcarı) 1 1 10.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 95 96 8,810.00
002   house (hane) 90 90 8,490.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
005   building for animals 3 4 20.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 3 4 20.00
007   Mills 1 1 200.00
008   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 200.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 59 234 12,334.00
002   Sheep and goats 7 148 1,184.00
003   sheep (koyun) 5 73 584.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 2 75 600.00
005   Bovidae 46 80 9,850.00
006   cow (inek) 3 5 500.00
007   Oxen 43 75 9,350.00
008   ox (sığır) 1 1 100.00
009   ox (öküz) 42 74 9,250.00
010   Equidae 6 6 1,300.00
011   horse (bargi̇r) 6 6 1,300.00
012   horse (esb) 2 2 500.00
013   mare (kisrak) 2 2 400.00
This record was last edited on: May 28, 2019, 11:43 a.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: Polis. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6070/ on 13/11/2025.
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