Database ID G6324
Database UUID: 32549d46-a7b0-4ce6-a189-2d21f53f1fea
Name: District of Nicosia
Transcribed name: Lefkoşa (Kaza)
Category: district (kaza)
Administrative dependency: Subprovince of Cyprus
Names from Gazetteer of Cyprus Lefkosia
Λευκωσία
Name according to Kitchener's survey of Cyprus: Nicosia
Ottoman legal status of population: mixed
Total of property values by type (in kuruş): 3,109,630.00
Property values in kuruş and percentages by type:
Lands Trees Buildings Animals
1,747,210.0 260,115.0 662,615.0 439,690.0
56.2% 8.4% 21.3% 14.1%
Dependent locations:
Modern name Ottoman name Value Percentage
District of Nicosia (This record) 0 0.00%
Subdistrict of Morphou Nahiye-i Amorfa 1,759,644 56.59%
Subdistrict of Orini (Dagh) Nahiye-i Dağ 1,349,986 43.41%
Legend: Lands Trees Buildings Animals
General statistics
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,409.00
20,053.00
12.0%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
52.00
464.00
11.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
3,103.00
24,940.00
12.4%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
3,139.00
25,232.00
12.4%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
5,736.00
40,177.00
14.3%
Land (area in dönüm)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
78,073.47
580,135.86
13.5%
Land (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
1,747,210.00
10,418,410.18
16.8%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,211.00
16,494.00
13.4%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
3,267.00
24,827.00
13.2%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
15,459.00
198,070.00
7.8%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
3,394.00
26,834.00
12.6%
Trees (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
260,115.00
2,428,941.00
10.7%
Buildings (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
662,615.00
5,966,619.50
11.1%
Subprovince of Cyprus:
2,147.00
16,552.00
13.0%
Animals (number)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
26,187.00
212,455.00
12.3%
Animals (value in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
439,690.00
4,485,358.00
9.8%
Total value of properties (in kuruş)
Subprovince of Cyprus:
3,109,630.00
23,300,128.68
13.3%
Persons in this and dependant locations
Name Ottoman legal status Location Value (in kuruş)
Gavril son of Lu'izo
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Orounta 1,588.00
Acı Miha'il son of Acı Pedro
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Peristerona (Lefkosias) 4,290.00
Blacksmith İfluri son of Yani
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Peristerona (Lefkosias) 550.00
Acı İpkieri son of Acı Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 1,095.00
Wife of Acı İpkieri son of Acı Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 250.00
Wife of Acı İpkieri son of Acı Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 250.00
Mother of Acı İpkieri son of Acı Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 170.00
Acı Arkiro son of Yanni
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 350.00
Toğosi son of Acı İpkieri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 725.00
Wife of Toğosi son of Acı İpkieri
non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet) Agios Dometios 170.00
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Statistics per land type
Land use Records Land area (in dönüm) Value (in kuruş)
001   Land (all types) 5,736 78,073.47 1,747,210.00
002   land with vegetation 4,625 73,173.72 1,628,475.00
003   tree crops 222 182.01 26,787.50
004   mulberry crops 72 45.26 2,717.50
005   garden with mulberry trees (dut eşcarlı bağçe) 1 0.50 25.00
006   mulberry garden (bağçe-i dut) 1 0.25 25.00
007   garden with mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut bağçesi) 3 0.75 85.00
008   mulberry garden (dut bağçesi̇) 67 43.76 2,582.50
009   fig tree crops 1 1.00 50.00
010   fig garden (inci̇r bağçesi̇) 1 1.00 50.00
011   hazelnut tree crops 145 128.25 23,520.00
012   other hazelnut grove (diğer fındıklık) 2 0.50 100.00
013   hazelnut garden (fındık bağçe tarlası) 4 2.50 500.00
014   hazelnut garden (fındık bağçe) 8 9.25 1,850.00
015   hazelnut grove (fındıklık) 26 20.00 3,815.00
016   hazelnut garden (fındıklı bağçe) 4 5.00 900.00
017   hazelnut garden (fındık bağçesi) 101 91.00 16,355.00
018   tree garden (eşcârli bağçe) 1 1.00 100.00
019   fruit garden (meyveli̇ bağçe) 3 6.50 400.00
020   non tree crop 1,980 14,440.71 390,758.00
021   vegetable 32 25.25 3,190.00
022   thriving garden (mamur bağçe) 32 25.25 3,190.00
023   black-eyed peas 3 18.00 750.00
024   black-eyed peas field (börülce tarlası) 3 18.00 750.00
025   cotton 167 1,152.00 69,625.00
026   cotton field (pembe tarlasi) 11 168.00 12,105.00
027   cotton field (tarla-yı penbe) 2 2.00 130.00
028   cotton field (penbe tarla) 60 226.50 22,535.00
029   other cotton field (diğer pembe tarlası) 1 0.50 25.00
030   irrigated cotton field (sulu penbe tarlası) 2 153.00 7,650.00
031   cotton field (penbe tarlası) 91 602.00 27,180.00
032   vineyard 1,195 6,472.00 221,124.50
033   vineyard (bağ) 1,194 6,471.50 221,104.50
034   ruined vineyard (viran bağ) 1 0.50 20.00
035   grains 457 6,700.01 80,482.00
036   grain field (eki̇n tarlasi) 133 6,421.50 71,862.50
037   fodder field (hasıllık) 315 273.26 8,456.00
038   fodder field (hasıllık tarla) 9 5.25 163.50
039   lentil field (mercimek tarlası) 1 5.00 50.00
040   reed field (kamışlık) 19 9.50 2,100.00
041   Madder fields (Boya tarlaları) 106 58.95 13,436.50
042   madder field (boya tarlasi) 104 58.20 13,412.00
043   deserted madder field (hali boya tarlası) 1 0.50 12.50
044   ruined madder field (viran boya tarla) 1 0.25 12.00
045   mixed tree crops 2 1.50 400.00
046   garden with lemon and mulberry trees (limon ve dut bağçesi) 1 0.50 200.00
047   hazelnut garden with mulberry trees (fındık bağçesi ma' dut) 1 1.00 200.00
048   fields, gardens and similar 2,421 58,549.50 1,210,529.50
049   irrigated field (sulu tarla) 4 287.00 5,740.00
050   field with garden (bağçe hafî tarla) 3 15.00 450.00
051   other field (diğer tarla) 2 65.00 1,300.00
052   garden field (bağçe tarla) 21 53.50 2,235.00
053   garden lot with running water (bağçe yeri ma' ma-yı cari) 1 2.00 200.00
054   other garden (diğer bahçe) 4 10.25 467.50
055   garden (bağçe) 589 880.00 39,247.00
056   garden field (bağçe tarlasi) 47 38.50 3,745.00
057   orchard (bostanlık) 1 5.00 125.00
058   garden with running water (bağçe ma' ma-yi cari) 1 2.00 400.00
059   garden with running water (bağçe ma' ma-yi cariyle) 1 1.50 2,000.00
060   field with tree garden (eşcarlı bağçe hafi tarla) 1 95.00 9,500.00
061   thriving field (mamur tarla) 1 500.00 15,000.00
062   field (tarla) 1,726 54,463.00 1,111,055.00
063   garden with water pump well (dolab kuyusu ile bağçe) 2 21.00 2,000.00
064   garden with fruit-bearing trees (eşcar-ı müsmireli bağçe) 1 3.00 300.00
065   freehold land (temlik-i sultani tarla) 1 300.00 3,000.00
066   deserted field (hâli tarla) 7 1,770.00 12,750.00
067   plateau field (ova tarlası) 1 28.00 280.00
068   garden with running warer and tank (bağçe tarlası ma-i cari maa havuz) 1 0.75 150.00
069   thriving garden with running water (mamur bağçe ma-yı cari) 1 4.00 400.00
070   building lot (hane yeri) 5 5.00 185.00
071   arz-ı miri tarla 1 600.00 1,200.00
072   other land use 1,037 1,540.00 81,330.00
073   threshing floor (harman) 837 850.50 21,407.00
074   threshing floor (harman yeri) 96 97.50 1,775.00
075   private running water fountain (mülk ma-yı cari) 1 0.00 3,000.00
076   other running water fountain (diğer ma-yı cari) 4 0.00 285.00
077   running/flowing water (ma-yi cari) 148 2.50 32,013.00
078   old water wheel with running water (kadim ma-yı cari dolaplık) 3 0.00 8,000.00
079   old running/flowing water (kadim ma-i cari) 6 0.00 4,450.00
080   pen (mandira) 35 35.00 2,075.00
081   land (arazi) 1 650.00 9,750.00
082   winter house (kışlık) 1 1.00 200.00
083   rose for clerk tomb (küttab türbesi için gül) 1 1.00 150.00
084   land without vegetation 73 2,759.75 36,205.00
085   ruined plot (arsa-i virane) 1 1.00 25.00
086   ruined building lot (harab hane yeri) 1 1.00 25.00
087   barren field (kiraç tarla) 72 2,758.75 36,180.00
088   deserted barren field (hali kıraç tarla) 1 50.00 250.00
089   deserted plot (hâli̇ arsa) 9 5.75 340.00
090   deserted plot (arsa-i haliye) 8 4.75 240.00
091   barren deserted field (kıraç hali tarla) 2 350.00 5,300.00
Statistics per tree type
Tree type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Tree (all types) 2,211 15,459 260,115.00
002   Μulberry tree (all types) 128 615 2,692.00
003   mulberry trees (dut) 2 10 50.00
004   mulberry trees (eşcar-ı dut) 115 554 2,467.00
005   mulberry trees (dut eşcarı) 11 51 175.00
006   olive tree (all types) 1,699 13,897 250,475.00
007   olive trees (zeytun eşcarı) 52 331 6,440.00
008   other olive (diğer zeytun) 3 33 660.00
009   mountain olive trees (dağ zeytun eşcarı) 1 3 30.00
010   olive tree (şecer-i zeytun) 1 1 20.00
011   olive sapling (fidan-ı zeytun 2) 2 45 450.00
012   olive tree saplings (fidan zeytun eşcarı) 2 125 1,250.00
013   mountain olive tree (dağ zeyti̇ni̇) 58 380 3,475.00
014   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun 2) 1,397 11,715 219,990.00
015   olive tree (zeytun 2) 169 1,180 16,580.00
016   plataeu olive tree (ovada zeytun 2) 3 18 360.00
017   plateau olive tree (ova zeytini 2) 2 34 680.00
018   other olive trees (diğer eşcar-ı zeytun) 3 10 200.00
019   olive trees (zeyti̇n eşcâri) 5 14 260.00
020   plateau olive trees (ova zeyti̇ni̇) 1 9 90.00
021   olive trees (eşcar-ı zeytun) 1 8 80.00
022   fig trees 40 108 555.00
023   fig trees (şecere-i incir) 1 1 20.00
024   fig (incir) 2 2 10.00
025   fig trees (eşcar-ı incir) 32 91 465.00
026   fig trees (incir eşcarı) 4 13 55.00
027   fig trees (şecer-i incir) 1 1 5.00
028   Almond tree (all types) 164 441 2,233.00
029   almond trees (badem eşcarı) 16 31 143.00
030   almond trees (eşcar-ı badem 2) 138 381 1,955.00
031   almond trees (şecer-i badem) 1 1 5.00
032   almond tree (badem 2) 9 28 130.00
033   walnut tree 169 362 3,950.00
034   walnut trees (ceviz eşcarı) 7 7 75.00
035   walnut trees (eşcar-ı ceviz) 160 353 3,855.00
036   walnut tree (ceviz 2) 2 2 20.00
037   carob trees 8 26 135.00
038   carob trees (eşcar-ı harub) 6 24 125.00
039   carob trees (harub eşcarı) 2 2 10.00
040   pear trees 1 2 20.00
041   pear trees (eşcar-ı arrmud) 1 2 20.00
042   quince trees 1 3 30.00
043   quince trees (eşcar-ı ayva) 1 3 30.00
044   mixed trees 1 5 25.00
045   mulberry and fig trees (dut ve incir eşcarı) 1 5 25.00
Statistics per building type
Building use Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Building (all types) 3,267 3,394 662,615.00
002   house (hane) 2,676 2,643 452,090.00
003   other house (diğer hane) 46 43 4,350.00
004   ruined house (harab hane) 9 9 650.00
005   house in ruins (harabe hane) 2 2 200.00
006   other house in ruins (diğer harabe hane) 2 2 155.00
007   two-storey house (fevkani ve tahtani hane) 8 8 7,100.00
008   house with shed (hane ma' sundurma) 32 29 6,645.00
009   two-storey house (fevkani hane) 2 2 450.00
010   other shared house (diğer müşterek hane) 1 1 5.00
011   one-storey house with shed (fevkani ve sundurma hane) 1 1 380.00
012   ruined house (virane hane) 1 1 45.00
013   house with shed and yard (hane ma' sundurma ve havlı) 2 2 185.00
014   european-style house (frenk hane) 1 1 120.00
015   two-storey house (hane-i fevkanili) 2 2 1,550.00
016   house with yard (hane ma' havli) 1 1 80.00
017   house inside garden (derun-ı bağçede hane) 1 1 500.00
018   shop/warehouse (dükkan) 2 2 650.00
019   second-hand shop (eski̇ci̇ dükkani) 1 1 150.00
020   coffee house (kahve dükkani) 1 1 500.00
021   coffee house (kahve hane) 1 1 500.00
022   agricultural buildings 38 39 5,950.00
023   pen (mandıra) 16 17 950.00
024   grape must press (şırahane mengenesi) 19 19 4,550.00
025   pen with house (mandıra maa hane) 3 3 450.00
026   part of building 291 295 77,140.00
027   room 288 292 77,030.00
028   grape must press (şirahâne) 287 291 76,030.00
029   two-storey building with rooms (tahtani ve fevkani oda) 1 1 1,000.00
030   shed (sundurma) 3 3 110.00
031   storeroom (mahzen) 2 4 1,450.00
032   tannery (debbağhane) 2 3 300.00
033   building for animals 38 133 1,275.00
034   beehive (ari kovani) 34 127 725.00
035   stable and barn (ahir ve samanlik) 3 5 500.00
036   stable (ahir) 1 1 50.00
037   auxilliary structures 156 212 64,350.00
038   press (mengene) 1 1 200.00
039   water wheel well (dolab kuyusu) 1 2 600.00
040   house with yard (hane havlu) 1 0 100.00
041   ruined grape must pressing floor (harabe şirahane) 1 1 300.00
042   waterwheel wıth running water (ma-ı cari dolab) 1 1 2,000.00
043   old water wheel with running water (kadim bir dolaplık ma-i cari) 1 1 2,000.00
044   old running water (kadim ma-yı cari) 6 0 2,400.00
045   ruined grape must pressing floor (harab şirahane) 5 5 935.00
046   grape must press (mengene şirahane) 2 2 500.00
047   water wheel with running water (ma-yı cari dolaplık) 1 0 500.00
048   waterwheel with water tank from running water (dolaplık ma-yı cari havuz) 1 1 3,000.00
049   old waterwheel with running water (kadim ma-yı cari dolaplık 2) 4 59 11,700.00
050   single-story stone building (fevkani kagir) 1 1 3,500.00
051   running water (ma-yı cari) 130 138 36,615.00
052   Mills 62 63 59,410.00
053   olive oil mill (yağ deği̇rmeni̇) 35 34 8,730.00
054   oil mill (yağ değirmeni) 5 6 1,850.00
055   ruined oil mill (harab yağ değirmeni) 1 1 250.00
056   Watermills 16 17 46,900.00
057   winter watermill (kış su değirmeni) 2 2 5,000.00
058   winter mill (kiş deği̇rmeni̇) 7 7 14,000.00
059   mill with running water (değirmen ma-yı cari) 1 1 15,000.00
060   ruined winter mill (kış değirmeni-i harab) 1 1 100.00
061   mill (probably watermill, deduced from value) (asyab (muhtemelen su değirmeni, değerinden anlaşılır)) 1 1 5,000.00
062   water mill (su deği̇rmeni̇) 2 2 1,300.00
063   disused winter mill (battal kış değirmeni) 1 1 2,500.00
064   small mill (probably watermill, deduced from value) (sağir değirmeni (muhtemelen su değirmeni, değerinden anlaşılır)) 1 2 4,000.00
065   mill (deği̇rmen) 5 5 1,680.00
Statistics per animal type
Animal type Records Quantity Value (in kuruş)
001   Animal (all types) 1,674 25,680 314,335.00
002   sheep (agnam) 254 7,525 60,292.00
003   sheep (koyun) 27 350 2,788.00
004   horse (bargi̇r) 4 4 700.00
005   mare (kisrak) 3 3 650.00
006   colt (tay) 1 1 50.00
007   cow (inek) 313 436 26,485.00
008   calf (dana) 32 37 1,260.00
009   suckling calf (buzaği) 32 37 1,260.00
010   pair of cows (çift inek) 8 8 1,350.00
011   young bull (tosun) 1 1 60.00
012   cow and young bull (inek tosun) 1 1 60.00
013   mule (katir) 16 16 6,500.00
014   lame mule (topal katır) 1 1 300.00
015   goat (keçi̇) 252 3,191 25,996.00
016   ox (öküz) 547 623 79,775.00
017   ox with calf (öküz ma' buzağı) 1 2 250.00
018   ox and cow (öküz ve i̇nek) 1 30 3,000.00
019   untamed ox and cow (hergele öküz ve inek) 1 30 3,000.00
020   goat and sheep (keçi ve koyun) 287 13,855 111,587.00
021   goat and sheep (keçi ve ağnam) 195 8,430 67,745.00
022   sheep and goat (ağnam ve keçi) 45 2,216 17,928.00
023   sheep and goat (koyun ve keçi̇) 12 711 5,930.00
024   goat and sheep (keçi ağnam) 30 1,853 14,824.00
This record was last edited on: June 5, 2023, 2:31 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: District of Nicosia. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/geographicObject/6324/ on 04/12/2024.
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