Homs Sanjak
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Prefecture of Ottoman Syria
| Homs Sanjak Homs Sancağı | |
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1579) Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864) Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1918) | |
| 1549–1918 | |
Coat of arms
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| Map from 1883; Homs indicated by arrow | |
| Capital | Homs |
| History | |
• Established | 1549 |
| 1918 | |
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Succeeded by
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The Homs Sanjak (Turkish: Homs Sancağı; Arabic: سنجق حمص, romanized: Sanjaq Ḥimṣ) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria. The city of Homs was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 200,410 in 1914.[1] The Sanjak of Homs shared same region with Sanjak of Hama and Sanjak of Salamiyah.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
- ^ "Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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