Database ID G6102
Database UUID: 1aa4f6b8-6a3b-49b3-8060-3852b0a182af
Name: Korakou
Transcribed name: Koraku
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Lefka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Korakou
Κοράκου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Korakou
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 172,732.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
136,020.0 8,031.0 20,250.0 8,431.0
78.7% 4.6% 11.7% 4.9%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Korakou (This record) 160,932 93.17%
Manastır-i Çiko Manastır-i Çiko 11,800 6.83%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
District of Lefka:
68.00
1,422.00
4.8%
District of Lefka:
1.00
28.00
3.6%
District of Lefka:
81.00
1,835.00
4.4%
District of Lefka:
82.00
1,857.00
4.4%
District of Lefka:
218.00
3,231.00
6.7%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Lefka:
751.00
20,730.92
3.6%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
136,020.00
1,113,579.00
12.2%
District of Lefka:
104.00
1,853.00
5.6%
District of Lefka:
80.00
1,679.00
4.8%
District of Lefka:
518.00
8,397.00
6.2%
District of Lefka:
95.00
1,968.00
4.8%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
8,031.00
93,687.00
8.6%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
20,250.00
338,884.00
6.0%
District of Lefka:
43.00
610.00
7.0%
Animals (number)
District of Lefka:
438.00
9,132.00
4.8%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
8,431.00
145,442.00
5.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
172,732.00
1,691,592.00
10.2%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Es'ad son of Mahmud
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 1,952.50
Wife of Said son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 420.00
Said son of Abdullah
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 0.00
Abdurrahman son of 'Ali
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 4,000.00
Ama Hüseyin son of Yusuf
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 1,948.00
Mehmed son of İsma'il
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 80.00
Mehmed son of Ama Hüseyin
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 1,150.00
Hasan son of Musaddık
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 920.00
'Ali son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 190.00
Mehmed son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Korakou 260.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 218 751.00 136,020.00
002   land with vegetation 211 744.00 135,875.00
003   non tree crop 123 544.50 93,275.00
004   cotton 79 239.50 88,400.00
005   Undefined cotton 79 239.50 88,400.00
006   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 69 214.00 79,600.00
007   cotton field (penbe tarla) 2 6.50 1,200.00
008   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 8 19.00 7,600.00
009   vineyard 22 45.00 1,800.00
010   young vineyard (fidan bağ) 1 1.00 45.00
011   vineyard (bağ) 21 44.00 1,755.00
012   grains 22 260.00 3,075.00
013   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 22 260.00 3,075.00
014   fields, gardens and similar 88 199.50 42,600.00
015   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 42 47.50 11,085.00
016   mulberry crops 40 46.50 10,685.00
017   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 37 26.50 9,950.00
018   garden with lemon and mulberry trees (limon ve dut bağçesi) 2 16.00 135.00
019   mulberry and fig garden (dut ve i̇nci̇r bağçesi̇) 1 4.00 600.00
020   Fields 46 152.00 31,515.00
021   Fields, irrigation not specified 46 152.00 31,515.00
022   lemon field (limon tarlası) 1 1.00 100.00
023   black-eyed peas field (börülce tarlası) 34 56.00 21,075.00
024   madder field (boya tarlasi) 1 4.00 1,600.00
025   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 5 17.50 6,875.00
026   field (tarla) 4 72.50 1,715.00
027   private field (hassa tarla) 1 1.00 150.00
028   other land use 6 6.00 140.00
029   threshing floor (harman) 6 6.00 140.00
030   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 10.00
031   Uncultivated lands 1 1.00 5.00
032   Fallow lands 1 1.00 5.00
033   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 1.00 5.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 104 518 8,031.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 8 112 336.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 7 82 246.00
004   mulberry trees (dut eşcarı) 1 30 90.00
005   olive tree (all types) 70 351 7,230.00
006   olive tree (şecer-i zeytun) 1 1 20.00
007   olive sapling (fidan-ı zeytun 2) 1 3 30.00
008   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 67 342 7,080.00
009   olive tree (zeytun 2) 1 5 100.00
010   fig trees 3 15 80.00
011   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 3 15 80.00
012   Almond tree (all types) 2 3 15.00
013   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 2 3 15.00
014   walnut tree 12 15 150.00
015   walnut trees (şecer-i ceviz) 7 7 70.00
016   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 5 8 80.00
017   carob trees 4 4 40.00
018   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 2 2 20.00
019   carob trees (şecer-i harub) 2 2 20.00
020   lemon trees 5 18 180.00
021   lemon trees (eşcar-ı limon) 5 18 180.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 80 95 20,250.00
002   house (hane) 68 79 14,600.00
003   two-storey house (fevkani hane) 6 6 1,780.00
004   two-storey house with stable and barn (fevkani ve tahtani ma' ahur ve samalık ve mahzen olub ve ma mağaza) 1 12 3,000.00
005   agricultural buildings 1 1 50.00
006   pen (mandıra) 1 1 50.00
007   building for animals 6 11 150.00
008   beehive (ari kovani) 4 9 45.00
009   stable (ahir) 2 2 105.00
010   Mills 5 4 5,450.00
011   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 1 1 250.00
012   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 1 1 500.00
013   Watermills 3 2 4,700.00
014   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 3 2 4,700.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 43 438 8,431.00
002   Sheep and goats 7 397 2,376.00
003   sheep (agnam) 7 397 2,376.00
004   Bovidae 36 41 6,055.00
005   cow (inek) 18 20 2,430.00
006   calf (dana) 1 2 100.00
007   suckling calf (buzaği) 1 2 100.00
008   pair of cows (çift inek) 5 5 1,000.00
009   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 1 2 130.00
010   Oxen 18 21 3,625.00
011   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 9 10 2,250.00
012   ox (öküz) 9 11 1,375.00
This record was last edited on: Feb. 14, 2020, 4:40 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: Korakou. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6102/ on 17/12/2025.
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