Name: Korakou
Transcribed name: Koraku
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Korakou
Κοράκου
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Korakou
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Lefka
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 54,301.50
Property values and percentages by type (values in kuruş):
38,402.5 3,386.0 10,355.0 3,508.0
70.7% 6.2% 19.1% 6.5%
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
Korakou (This record) 42,502 78.27%
Manastır-i Çiko Manastır-i Çiko 11,800 21.73%
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:
3.00
72.00
4.2%
District of Lefka:
218.00
3,231.00
6.7%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Lefka:
249.50
12,180.27
2.0%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
38,402.50
445,650.50
8.6%
District of Lefka:
104.00
1,853.00
5.6%
District of Lefka:
80.00
1,679.00
4.8%
District of Lefka:
228.00
3,707.00
6.2%
District of Lefka:
21.00
337.00
6.2%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
3,386.00
47,876.00
7.1%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
10,355.00
159,579.00
6.5%
District of Lefka:
43.00
610.00
7.0%
Animals (number)
District of Lefka:
397.00
7,593.00
5.2%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
3,508.00
77,590.00
4.5%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
54,301.50
715,790.50
7.6%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Es'ad son of Mahmud
Korakou 1,952.50
Wife of Said son of Abdullah
Korakou 420.00
Said son of Abdullah
Korakou 0.00
Abdurrahman son of 'Ali
Korakou 4,000.00
Ama (blind) Hüseyin son of Yusuf
Korakou 1,948.00
Mehmed son of İsma'il
Korakou 80.00
Mehmed son of Ama (blind) Hüseyin
Korakou 1,150.00
Hasan son of Musaddık
Korakou 920.00
'Ali son of Hasan
Korakou 190.00
Mehmed son of Hasan
Korakou 260.00
Click here for the rest of the persons recorded in this settlement.
Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Total lands 218 371.50 57,032.50
002   land with vegetation 210 367.50 56,817.50
003   tree crops 38 4.00 1,550.00
004   mulberry crops 37 3.00 1,450.00
005   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 37 3.00 1,450.00
006   lemon tree crops 1 1.00 100.00
007   lemon field (limon tarlası) 1 1.00 100.00
008   non tree crops 160 254.50 46,142.50
009   vegetables 2 0.50 200.00
010   cultivated garden (mamur bağçe) 2 0.50 200.00
011   black-eyed peas 34 12.50 5,475.00
012   black-eyed peas field (börülce tarlası) 34 12.50 5,475.00
013   cotton 79 86.00 35,500.00
014   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 69 66.50 29,100.00
015   cotton field (penbe tarla) 2 6.50 1,200.00
016   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 8 13.00 5,200.00
017   vineyard 22 25.50 1,432.50
018   young vineyard (fidan bağ) 1 1.00 45.00
019   vineyard (bağ) 21 24.50 1,387.50
020   grains 22 126.00 1,935.00
021   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 22 126.00 1,935.00
022   madder field (boya tarlasi) 1 4.00 1,600.00
023   mixed tree crops 3 20.00 735.00
024   garden with lemon and mulberry trees (limon ve dut bağçesi) 2 16.00 135.00
025   mulberry and fig garden (dut ve i̇nci̇r bağçesi̇) 1 4.00 600.00
026   fields, gardens and similar 9 89.00 8,390.00
027   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 5 16.50 6,675.00
028   field (tarla) 4 72.50 1,715.00
029   other land use 7 3.00 210.00
030   threshing floor (harman) 6 2.00 60.00
031   threshing floor (harman yeri) 1 1.00 10.00
032   private field (hassa tarla) 1 1.00 150.00
033   land without vegetation 1 1.00 5.00
034   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 1.00 5.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total trees 104 297 3,936.00
002   Total mulberry trees 8 107 321.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 7 77 231.00
004   mulberry trees (dut eşcarı) 1 30 90.00
005   olive trees 70 147 3,270.00
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) 67 138 3,120.00
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   Total almond trees 2 3 15.00
013   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 2 3 15.00
014   walnut treeσ 12 7 70.00
015   walnut trees (şecer-i ceviz) 7 1 10.00
016   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 5 6 60.00
017   carob trees 4 2 20.00
018   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 2 1 10.00
019   carob trees (şecer-i harub) 2 1 10.00
020   lemon trees 5 16 160.00
021   lemon trees (eşcar-ı limon) 5 16 160.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Total buildings 80 28 11,685.00
002   house (hane) 68 14 6,040.00
003   two-storey house (fevkani hane) 6 1 1,430.00
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   buildings for animals 6 9 145.00
008   beehive (ari kovani) 4 8 40.00
009   stable (ahir) 2 1 105.00
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   Total animals 43 404 3,808.00
002   sheep (agnam) 7 391 2,328.00
003   cow (inek) 18 6 730.00
004   calf (dana) 1 2 100.00
005   suckling calf (buzaği) 1 2 100.00
006   pair of cows (çift inek) 5 1 200.00
007   cow and calf (inek ve buzaği) 1 2 130.00
008   ox (öküz) 18 7 750.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 9 3 250.00
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 30/05/2023.
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