Database ID G6103
Database UUID: da4f8c17-fbd6-4f48-8056-dda95f817ca0
Name: Temvria
Transcribed name: Tembrifa
Category: village (karye)
Administrative dependency: District of Lefka
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Temvria
Τεμβριά
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Tembria
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 116,228.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
100,075.0 3,785.0 6,960.0 5,408.0
86.1% 3.3% 6.0% 4.7%
General statistics
District of Lefka:
36.00
1,422.00
2.5%
District of Lefka:
1.00
28.00
3.6%
District of Lefka:
48.00
1,835.00
2.6%
District of Lefka:
48.00
1,857.00
2.6%
District of Lefka:
166.00
3,231.00
5.1%
Land (area in dönüm)
District of Lefka:
344.50
20,730.92
1.7%
Land (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
100,075.00
1,113,579.00
9.0%
District of Lefka:
82.00
1,853.00
4.4%
District of Lefka:
47.00
1,679.00
2.8%
District of Lefka:
230.00
8,397.00
2.7%
District of Lefka:
55.00
1,968.00
2.8%
Trees (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
3,785.00
93,687.00
4.0%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
6,960.00
338,884.00
2.1%
District of Lefka:
34.00
610.00
5.6%
Animals (number)
District of Lefka:
83.00
9,132.00
0.9%
Animals (value in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
5,408.00
145,442.00
3.7%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
District of Lefka:
116,228.00
1,691,592.00
6.9%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Hüseyin son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 380.00
Wife of Hüseyin son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 380.00
Hasan son of Mehmed
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 1,705.00
Hasan son of Musaddık
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 435.00
Mother of Hasan son of Musaddık
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 100.00
Hüseyin son of Hasan
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 710.00
Hüseyin son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 540.00
Wife of Hüseyin son of Mustafa
muslim (ehl-i islam) Temvria 500.00
Luka son of Miha'il
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Temvria 2,510.00
Wife of Luka son of Miha'il
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Temvria 900.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 166 344.50 100,075.00
002   land with vegetation 164 340.50 98,865.00
003   non tree crop 112 294.00 80,665.00
004   cotton 88 201.00 79,300.00
005   Undefined cotton 88 201.00 79,300.00
006   cotton field (pembe) 1 3.00 1,200.00
007   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 86 193.00 76,100.00
008   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 1 5.00 2,000.00
009   vineyard 19 32.50 885.00
010   vineyard (bağ) 19 32.50 885.00
011   grains 5 60.50 480.00
012   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 4 60.00 460.00
013   fodder field (hasıllık) 1 0.50 20.00
014   fields, gardens and similar 52 46.50 18,200.00
015   Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. 28 18.50 7,500.00
016   mulberry crops 28 18.50 7,500.00
017   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 28 18.50 7,500.00
018   Fields 24 28.00 10,700.00
019   Fields, irrigation not specified 24 28.00 10,700.00
020   black-eyed peas field (börülce tarlası) 14 18.00 6,900.00
021   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 7 4.50 1,600.00
022   field (tarla) 3 5.50 2,200.00
023   Uncultivated lands 2 4.00 1,210.00
024   Fallow lands 2 4.00 1,210.00
025   barren field (kiraç tarla) 1 2.00 10.00
026   barren cotton field (kıraç pembe tarlası) 1 2.00 1,200.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 82 230 3,785.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 13 69 260.00
003   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 13 69 260.00
004   olive tree (all types) 50 138 3,280.00
005   olive tree (şecer-i zeytun) 6 6 100.00
006   olive tree saplings (fidan zeytun eşcarı) 1 8 80.00
007   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 1 2 20.00
008   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 42 122 3,080.00
009   Almond tree (all types) 4 5 35.00
010   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 4 5 35.00
011   walnut tree 9 10 100.00
012   walnut trees (şecer-i ceviz) 4 4 40.00
013   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 5 6 60.00
014   carob trees 6 8 110.00
015   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 5 7 100.00
016   carob trees (şecer-i harub) 1 1 10.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 47 55 6,960.00
002   house (hane) 39 39 6,090.00
003   part of building 1 1 100.00
004   room 1 1 100.00
005   grape must press (şirahâne) 1 1 100.00
006   building for animals 5 14 70.00
007   beehive (ari kovani) 5 14 70.00
008   Mills 2 1 700.00
009   Watermills 2 1 700.00
010   other water mill (diğer su değirmeni) 1 0 600.00
011   winter mill (kış değirmeni) 1 1 100.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 34 83 5,408.00
002   Sheep and goats 4 51 408.00
003   sheep (agnam) 2 25 200.00
004   goat (keçi̇) 2 26 208.00
005   Bovidae 30 32 5,000.00
006   cow (inek) 12 12 1,500.00
007   pair of cows (çift inek) 1 1 200.00
008   Oxen 18 20 3,500.00
009   pair of oxen (çift öküz) 8 8 2,000.00
010   ox (öküz) 10 12 1,500.00
This record was last edited on: March 3, 2020, 12:35 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: Temvria. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6103/ on 09/02/2026.
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