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]
| Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı | |||||||
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| Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
| 1895–1918 | |||||||
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 Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Karak | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1895 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Jordan | ||||||
History
editIn 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
editThe 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. (2002-04-11). 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 2013-06-10.
- ^ "Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.