Database ID G6072
Database UUID: 5bfc508d-bf1d-452c-ba70-339fa9689a57
Name: Melamiou
Transcribed name: Melamyu
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Chrysochou
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Melamiou
Μελαμιού, η
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Melamiou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 9,459.50
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
3,372.5 815.0 2,175.0 3,097.0
35.7% 8.6% 23.0% 32.7%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Melamiou (This record) 9,460 100.00%
Çamlı Manastırı Çamlı Manastırı 0 0.00%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Chrysochou:
13.00
1,301.00
1.0%
District of Chrysochou:
1.00
31.00
3.2%
District of Chrysochou:
15.00
1,498.00
1.0%
District of Chrysochou:
15.00
1,498.00
1.0%
District of Chrysochou:
32.00
2,566.00
1.2%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Chrysochou:
360.00
26,828.64
1.3%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
3,372.50
242,196.00
1.4%
District of Chrysochou:
13.00
709.00
1.8%
District of Chrysochou:
15.00
1,421.00
1.1%
District of Chrysochou:
85.00
1,711.00
5.0%
District of Chrysochou:
15.00
1,440.00
1.0%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
815.00
15,511.00
5.3%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
2,175.00
185,167.00
1.2%
District of Chrysochou:
14.00
1,025.00
1.4%
Animals (number)
District of Chrysochou:
95.00
8,641.00
1.1%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
3,097.00
262,074.00
1.2%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Chrysochou:
9,459.50
704,948.00
1.3%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Mehmed son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 1,260.00
Mahmud son of Ahmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 780.00
Ahmed son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 845.00
Ahmed son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 85.00
Hasan son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 80.00
Süleyman son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 1,030.00
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 205.00
İsmail
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 0.00
Mehmed son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 1,015.00
Daughter of Osman
muslim (ehl-i islam) Melamiou 80.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 32 360.00 3,372.50
002   land with vegetation 26 354.00 3,252.50
003   non tree crop 14 308.00 1,690.00
004   cotton 5 6.00 180.00
005   Undefined cotton 5 6.00 180.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 5 6.00 180.00
007   grains 9 302.00 1,510.00
008   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 9 302.00 1,510.00
009   fields, gardens and similar 12 46.00 1,562.50
010   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 9 13.50 1,350.00
011   mulberry crops 9 13.50 1,350.00
012   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 9 13.50 1,350.00
013   Fields 3 32.50 212.50
014   Fields, irrigation not specified 3 32.50 212.50
015   tobacco field (duhan tarlası) 2 2.50 62.50
016   field (tarla) 1 30.00 150.00
017   other land use 6 6.00 120.00
018   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 120.00
019   threshing floor (harman yeri) 6 6.00 120.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 13 85 815.00
002   olive tree (all types) 8 77 770.00
003   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 8 77 770.00
004   Almond tree (all types) 5 8 45.00
005   almond trees (şecer-i badem) 2 3 20.00
006   almond tree (badem ağacı) 3 5 25.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 15 15 2,175.00
002   house (hane) 13 13 2,070.00
003   agricultural buildings 1 1 100.00
004   pen (mandıra) 1 1 100.00
005   building for animals 1 1 5.00
006   beehive (ari kovani) 1 1 5.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 14 95 3,097.00
002   Sheep and goats 3 84 672.00
003   sheep (agnam) 1 14 112.00
004   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 1 50 400.00
005   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 1 50 400.00
006   goat (keçi̇) 1 20 160.00
007   Bovidae 10 10 2,225.00
008   cow (inek) 2 2 350.00
009   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 250.00
010   Oxen 8 8 1,875.00
011   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 7 7 1,750.00
012   ox (öküz) 1 1 125.00
013   Equidae 1 1 200.00
014   horse (bargi̇r) 1 1 200.00
This record was last edited on: June 2, 2019, 5:20 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: Melamiou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6072/ on 13/11/2025.
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