Karak Sanjak
| Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı | |
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| Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire | |
| 1895–1918 | |
Coat of arms
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| Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 | |
| Capital | Karak |
| History | |
• Established | 1895 |
| 1918 | |
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Succeeded by
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The Mutasarrifate of Karak (Turkish: Kerek Mutasarrıflığı), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day Jordan. The city of Karak was the district's capital. It had a population of 72,562 in 1914.[1]
History
[edit ]In May 1892, a proposal was made for a regional government centered in Ma'an (previously known as Sanjak of Ma'an founded in 1579 as part of Eyalet of Damascus) which was approved in August.[2] In mid-1895, the centre of this mutasarrifiyya was moved to Karak, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in the vilayet of Syria.[2]
Subdistricts
[edit ]The Mutasarrifate of Karak was made up of four districts (kazas):[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
- ^ a b Rogan, Eugene L. (2002年04月11日). Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire: Transjordan, 1850–1921. Cambridge University Press. pp. 52–55. ISBN 978-0-521-89223-0 . Retrieved 2013年06月10日.
- ^ "Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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