Hauran Sanjak

Hauran Sanjak
Havrân Sancağı
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire
under Damascus Eyalet (16th century–1865)
under Damascus Vilayet (1865–1918)
16th century–1918 (Armistice of Mudros)
Coat of arms of Hauran Sanjak
Coat of arms
CapitalDaraa
History 
• Established
16th century
• Dissolved
1918 (Armistice of Mudros)
Succeeded by
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part ofSyria
Jordan

The Hauran Sanjak (Turkish: Havrân Sancağı, Arabic: سنجق حوران) was a sanjak of the Ottoman Empire, spanning the southern areas of Ottoman Syria, located in modern-day Syria and Jordan. The city of Daraa was the sanjak's capital. The sanjak had a population of 182,805 in 1914.

Subdistricts

16th century

As a sanjak of Damascus Eyalet in the 16th century, the Qada (Kaza) of Hauran consisted of the following 14 nahiyes:

Post-1865

As a sanjak of the Syria Vilayet, the sanjak was made up of eight kazas (first-level districts), some of which were further subdivided into nahiyes (second-level districts):

References

  1. ↑ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
  2. ↑ Bakhit 1972, pp. 85–94.
  3. ↑ "Suriye Vilayeti". Tarih ve Medeniyet (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017.

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