| Database ID | G6158 |
| Database UUID: | 5a03a7e2-ec6e-466e-b13c-bd8c26cb1717 |
| Name: | Merika |
| Transcribed name: | Merika |
| Category: | village (karye) |
| Administrative dependency: | Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh) |
| Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: | Merika |
| Ottoman legal status of population: | mixed |
| Total of property values by type (in kuruş): | 21,004.00 |
| Property values in kuruş and percentages by type: |
|
Lands
Trees
Buildings
Animals
5,490.0
2,720.0
10,090.0
2,704.0
26.1%
12.9%
48.0%
12.9%
|
| General statistics | |
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
23.00
1,130.00
2.0%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
0.00
10.00
0.0%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
35.00
1,642.00
2.1%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
35.00
1,652.00
2.1%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
68.00
3,136.00
2.2%
|
|
Land (area in dönüm)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
428.00
37,190.00
1.2%
|
|
Land (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
5,490.00
638,339.00
0.9%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
27.00
1,074.00
2.5%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
40.00
1,639.00
2.4%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
136.00
11,055.00
1.2%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
40.00
1,607.00
2.5%
|
|
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
2,720.00
208,330.00
1.3%
|
|
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
10,090.00
294,140.00
3.4%
|
|
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
25.00
989.00
2.5%
|
|
Animals (number)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
173.00
12,640.00
1.4%
|
|
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
2,704.00
209,177.00
1.3%
|
|
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh):
|
21,004.00
1,349,986.00
1.6%
|
| Persons in this and dependant locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ottoman legal status | Location | Value (in kuruş) |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Merika | 185.00 |
|
|
muslim (ehl-i islam) | Merika | 60.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 405.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 890.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 0.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 0.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 490.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 1,255.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 60.00 |
|
|
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) | Merika | 965.00 |
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| Statistics per land type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land use | Records | Land area (in dönüm) | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Land (all types) | 68 | 428.00 | 5,490.00 |
| 002 land with vegetation | 56 | 416.00 | 5,250.00 |
| 003 non tree crop | 30 | 156.00 | 3,925.00 |
| 004 vineyard | 22 | 148.00 | 3,775.00 |
| 005 vineyard (bağ) | 22 | 148.00 | 3,775.00 |
| 006 grains | 8 | 8.00 | 150.00 |
| 007 fodder field (hasıllık) | 8 | 8.00 | 150.00 |
| 008 fields, gardens and similar | 26 | 260.00 | 1,325.00 |
| 009 Gardens, orchards, groves, etc. | 2 | 1.00 | 30.00 |
| 010 Gardens, irrigation not specified | 2 | 1.00 | 30.00 |
| 011 garden (bağçe) | 2 | 1.00 | 30.00 |
| 012 Fields | 24 | 259.00 | 1,295.00 |
| 013 Fields, irrigation not specified | 24 | 259.00 | 1,295.00 |
| 014 field (tarla) | 24 | 259.00 | 1,295.00 |
| 015 other land use | 12 | 12.00 | 240.00 |
| 016 threshing floor (harman) | 12 | 12.00 | 240.00 |
| 017 threshing floor (harman yeri) | 1 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| Statistics per tree type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Tree (all types) | 27 | 136 | 2,720.00 |
| 002 olive tree (all types) | 27 | 136 | 2,720.00 |
| 003 olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) | 26 | 135 | 2,700.00 |
| 004 olive tree (zeytun 2) | 1 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Statistics per building type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building use | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Building (all types) | 40 | 40 | 10,090.00 |
| 002 house (hane) | 27 | 27 | 3,590.00 |
| 003 part of building | 13 | 13 | 6,500.00 |
| 004 room | 13 | 13 | 6,500.00 |
| 005 grape must press (şirahâne) | 13 | 13 | 6,500.00 |
| Statistics per animal type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal type | Records | Quantity | Value (in kuruş) |
| 001 Animal (all types) | 25 | 173 | 2,704.00 |
| 002 Sheep and goats | 15 | 163 | 1,304.00 |
| 003 sheep (agnam) | 10 | 108 | 864.00 |
| 004 goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) | 3 | 40 | 320.00 |
| 005 sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) | 3 | 40 | 320.00 |
| 006 goat (keçi̇) | 2 | 15 | 120.00 |
| 007 Bovidae | 10 | 10 | 1,400.00 |
| 008 cow (inek) | 1 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 009 calf (dana) | 1 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 010 suckling calf (buzaği) | 1 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 011 Oxen | 9 | 9 | 1,375.00 |
| 012 pair of oxen (çift öküz) | 2 | 2 | 500.00 |
| 013 ox (öküz) | 7 | 7 | 875.00 |
This record was last edited on: Aug. 14, 2023, 10:49 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:
Merika.
Retrieved from:
https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6158/
on
16/11/2025.