The 1832/33 Ottoman Property Survey of Cyprus, Geography Department of Harokopio University

Translated title of volume: First volume: Register of the properties and lands of the quarters of the city of Nicosia (Lefkoşa), and the district of Kythrea (Değirmenlik), Orini (Dağ), Morphou (Amorfa), Famagusta (Mağusa) and Karpasia (Karpas) on the island of Cyprus (Kıbrıs) on the year [Anno Hegirae] 1248 (1832/33).

Original title of volume: Cild-i evvel Defter-i emlak ve arazi-i mahalat-ı nefs-i Lefkoşa ve kaza-ı Değirmenlik ve Dağ ve Amorfa ve Magosa ve Karpas der-cezire-i Kıbrıs der-sene-i 1248

Translated opening statement: According to the relevant imperial order of his royal highness on the issue of recording all the properties and lands on the island of Cyprus [and] in accordance to the sublime order issued in honour, his servant the former auditor of Anatolia Mehmed Esʿad Beyefendi and afterwards by means of his servant Hüseyin Halid Efendi of the order of the senior clerks of the imperial council appointed as official envoy, and by means of his servant the head clerk of the bureau of pious endowments Mehmet Efendi who was appointed as scribe, and with the supervision of the governor of the above-mentioned island his servant Esseyyid Mehmed Emin Ağa of the order of the chief gatekeepers of the imperial court, and by means of the holy Islamic court and his servants the elders of the province and the representatives of the people, for the purposes of making adjustments and modifications [on the recordings], these are the registers that mention and discuss the properties and lands found under the responsibility of the Muslim and non-Muslim subjects living in the city of Nicosia located in the above-mentioned island, and the districts of Kythrea, Orini, Morphou, Famagusta, and Karpasia that are appended [to Nicosia] and their villages.

Original opening statement: Müteʿallik olan emr-i irade-i seniyye-i mülukane mucibince Kıbrıs ceziresinde kain bilcümle emlak ve arazinin tahriri babında şerefsüdur buyurulan emr-i ʿali mucibince Anadolu muhasebecisi esbak Mehmed Esʿad Beyefendi bendeleri ve baʿdehu ba-irade-i seniyye mübaşir tayin kılınan hacegan-i divan-ı hümayundan Hüseyin Halid Efendi kulları maʿrifetleri ve muharrir taʿyin buyurulan mevkufat kalemi ser-halifesi Mehmed Efendi kulları maʿrifeti ve cezire-I mezkur muhassılı dergah-i ʿali kapıcıbaşılarından Esseyyid Mehmed Emin Ağa bendeleri nezareti ve maʿrifet-i şer-i şerif ve vücuh-ı vilayet ve vükela-ı raʿiyyet kulları maʿrifetleriyle taʿdil ve tesviye zımnında cezire-ı mezkurede vakiʿ nefs-i Lefkoşa ve muzafatı olan Değirmenlik Dağ ve Amorfa ve Magosa ve Karpas kazaları ve kuralarında kain bilcümle ehl-i islam ve ehl-i zimmet reʿayanın ʿuhdelerinde bulunan emlak ve arazilerinin defterleridir ki ber-vech-i ati zikr ve beyan olunur

Total number of pages in volume: 320

Total number of households in current pages shown: 27

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Serial number	Translated name	No. of persons	Value of properties (in kuruş)	Ottoman legal status	Location
84	Properties under the household of Lazari son of Acı Nikola Members: Lazari son of Acı Nikola Properties: 15 dönüm fodder field 40 dönüm barren field 6.50 dönüm garden with fruits and waterwheel 1 running/flowing water 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 150 mountain olive trees 170 sheep 2 pairs of oxen 5 cows with calves 7 mares 2 mules	1	Total: 8,310.00 Lands: 1,400.00 Trees: 750.00 Buildings: 900.00 Animals: 5,260.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
85	Properties under the household of Andon son of Acı Zaharya Members: Andon son of Acı Zaharya Properties: 8 dönüm mulberry garden with well	1	Total: 400.00 Lands: 400.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 0.00 Animals: 0.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
86	Properties under the household of Acı Nikola son of Acı Zaharya Members: Acı Nikola son of Acı Zaharya Properties: 5 dönüm mulberry garden with well 50 dönüm barren field 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 horse mill 2 mares 2 cows	1	Total: 2,450.00 Lands: 500.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 1,350.00 Animals: 600.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
87	Properties under the household of Lorenzo Moisi Members: Lorenzo Moisi Properties: 45 dönüm barren field 1 house with 1 room and with 1 entrance 10 mountain olive trees 1 cow	1	Total: 575.00 Lands: 225.00 Trees: 50.00 Buildings: 100.00 Animals: 200.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
88	Properties under the household of father Anastaş son of Acı İlyasi Members: Father Anastaş son of Acı İlyasi Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 5 dönüm mulberry garden with well 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen 1 mule	1	Total: 1,550.00 Lands: 550.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 250.00 Animals: 750.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
89	Properties under the household of daughter of Yanni Members: Yanni Properties: This person has no properties Daughter of Yanni Properties: 50 dönüm barren field 5 dönüm fodder field 1 house with 1 room and with 1 entrance 16 olive trees 12 carob trees 1 horse mill 1 pair of oxen 1 cow	2	Total: 1,215.00 Lands: 375.00 Trees: 140.00 Buildings: 300.00 Animals: 400.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
90	Properties under the household of daughter of Yanni Members: Yanni Properties: This person has no properties Daughter of Yanni Properties: 50 dönüm barren field 5 dönüm fodder field 1 house with 1 room and with 1 entrance 12 carob trees 18 olive trees 1 horse mill 1 pair of oxen	2	Total: 1,125.00 Lands: 375.00 Trees: 150.00 Buildings: 300.00 Animals: 300.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
91	Properties under the household of Arseni son of Dimitri Members: Arseni son of Dimitri Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen 1 mare	1	Total: 1,050.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 250.00 Animals: 500.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
92	Properties under the household of Dimitri son of father Nikola Members: Dimitri son of father Nikola Properties: 100 dönüm barren field 8 dönüm mulberry garden with well 8 dönüm fodder field 34 mountain olive trees 1 horse mill 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 2 pairs of oxen 3 cows 1 mule 2 mares 100 sheep	1	Total: 4,420.00 Lands: 1,100.00 Trees: 170.00 Buildings: 700.00 Animals: 2,450.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
93	Properties under the household of Nikola son of Françesko Members: Nikola son of Françesko Properties: 5 dönüm mulberry garden with well 50 dönüm barren field 5 dönüm fodder field 5 dönüm deserted garden 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 15 mountain olive trees 1 pair of oxen	1	Total: 2,100.00 Lands: 1,375.00 Trees: 75.00 Buildings: 350.00 Animals: 300.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
95	Properties under the household of daughter of Yanni Members: Yanni Properties: This person has no properties Daughter of Yanni Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen	2	Total: 850.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 250.00 Animals: 300.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
97	Properties under the household of Mikelli son of Yanni Members: Mikelli son of Yanni Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 8 dönüm mulberry garden with well 9 dönüm fodder field 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 horse mill 1 pair of oxen 2 cows with calves 1 mare	1	Total: 2,425.00 Lands: 825.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 950.00 Animals: 650.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
98	Properties under the household of Kaderina Kulli Members: Kaderina Kulli Properties: 20 dönüm barren field 1 house with 1 room and with 1 entrance	1	Total: 180.00 Lands: 100.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 80.00 Animals: 0.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
99	Properties under the household of daughter of Enzo Members: Enzo Properties: This person has no properties Daughter of Enzo Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 1 room and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen	2	Total: 650.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 100.00 Animals: 250.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
101	Properties under the household of Yanni son of Acı Tofi Members: Yanni son of Acı Tofi Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 6.50 dönüm fruit-bearing mulberry garden with well 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen	1	Total: 1,175.00 Lands: 625.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 250.00 Animals: 300.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
102	Properties under the household of Paraşevka son of Dimitri Members: Paraşevka son of Dimitri Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 60 sheep	1	Total: 980.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 200.00 Animals: 480.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
104	Properties under the household of Pavli son of Andoni Members: Pavli son of Andoni Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen	1	Total: 850.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 250.00 Animals: 300.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
105	Properties under the household of daughter of Lu'izi Members: Lu'izi Properties: This person has no properties Daughter of Lu'izi Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 5 dönüm fodder field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 horse mill 1 pair of oxen 50 sheep	2	Total: 1,775.00 Lands: 425.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 650.00 Animals: 700.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
106	Properties under the household of Marya Acı İlyasi Members: Marya Acı İlyasi Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 horse mill 1 pair of oxen	1	Total: 1,500.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 900.00 Animals: 300.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
107	Properties under the household of Zaharka son of Yorgi Members: Zaharka son of Yorgi Properties: 150 dönüm barren field 15 dönüm fodder field 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 55 olive trees 2 pairs of oxen 230 sheep 5 mares with colts	1	Total: 5,040.00 Lands: 1,125.00 Trees: 275.00 Buildings: 300.00 Animals: 3,340.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
108	Properties under the household of Nikola son of Zaharka Members: Nikola son of Zaharka Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 1 house with 2 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 pair of oxen 2 mares	1	Total: 1,200.00 Lands: 300.00 Trees: 0.00 Buildings: 200.00 Animals: 700.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
109	Properties under the household of Acı Lu'izi son of Markuli Members: Acı Lu'izi son of Markuli Properties: 120 dönüm barren field 45 dönüm cotton field 8 dönüm mulberry garden Running water 1 water mill 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 110 olive trees 160 sheep 2 pairs of oxen 8 mares with colts 1 mule	1	Total: 9,105.00 Lands: 2,175.00 Trees: 550.00 Buildings: 2,400.00 Animals: 3,980.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
110	Properties under the household of Acı Andoni son of Miha'il Members: Acı Andoni son of Miha'il Properties: 60 dönüm barren field 6 dönüm mulberry garden with well 5 sak fodder field 1 house with 3 rooms and with 1 entrance 13 olive trees 1 horse mill 1 pair of oxen 1 cow 60 sheep	1	Total: 2,420.00 Lands: 725.00 Trees: 65.00 Buildings: 750.00 Animals: 880.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
111	Properties under the household of village church Members: Village church Properties: 40 dönüm barren field 9 dönüm mulberry garden 18 dönüm fodder field 1 house with 1 room and with 1 entrance 200 olive trees 1 olive oil mill 1 pair of oxen	1	Total: 2,580.00 Lands: 1,100.00 Trees: 1,000.00 Buildings: 230.00 Animals: 250.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
113	Properties under the household of Agios Nikolaos Monastery Members: Agios Nikolaos Monastery Properties: 15 dönüm barren field 40 mountain olive trees 1 winter mill 100 sheep	1	Total: 1,325.00 Lands: 75.00 Trees: 200.00 Buildings: 250.00 Animals: 800.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Agios Nikolaos (District of Karpasia)
114	Properties under the household of Panagia Eleousa Monastery, endowment of Sinai Monastery Members: Panagia Eleousa Monastery, endowment of Sinai Monastery Properties: 1 dönüm threshing floor 100 dönüm field 100 dönüm cotton field 800 dönüm cotton field 80 dönüm barren field 5 dönüm fruit-bearing mulberry garden 1 old running/flowing water 1 house with 5 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 horse mill 1 olive oil mill 1 house with 8 rooms and with 1 entrance 20 beehives 150 mountain olive trees 1 mule 2 pairs of oxen 240 sheep	1	Total: 9,940.00 Lands: 4,520.00 Trees: 750.00 Buildings: 1,750.00 Animals: 2,920.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)
115	Properties under the household of Sinai Monastery Members: Sinai Monastery Properties: 100 dönüm cotton field 42 dönüm barren field 50 dönüm barren field 25 dönüm barren field 400 dönüm barren field 500 dönüm deserted field 3 dönüm thriving mulberry garden 3 running/flowing water 50 dönüm fodder field 221 mountain olive trees 1 olive oil mill 1 pen 3 coffee houses 8 ruined shops/warehouses 1 ruined house with 45 rooms and with 1 entrance 1 house with 8 rooms and with 1 entrance 150 mountain olive trees 1 olive oil mill 2 water mills 3 disused water mills 361 sheep 10 mares 3 pairs of oxen	1	Total: 29,278.00 Lands: 10,285.00 Trees: 1,855.00 Buildings: 13,250.00 Animals: 3,888.00	non-muslim (ehl-i zimmet)	Rizokarpaso (District of Karpasia)

This record was last edited on: Dec. 8, 2018, 9:24 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. Ottoman Archives, Istanbul ML.VRD.TMT.d.16152 pages 312-313. Retrieved from: https://cyprus1833.hua.gr/en/volume/ML.VRD.TMT.d.16152/143/pages/312-313/ on 12/04/2026.

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