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The Urfa sanjak (Turkish: Urfa Sancağı), previously known as sanjak of Birejik, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey and Syria. The city of Urfa was the Sanjak's capital.[1]
| Urfa Sancağı | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1579–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918) | |||||||
| 1579–1918 | |||||||
.svg) Coat of arms
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 Urfa Sanjak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Urfa | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1579 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey Syria | ||||||
History edit
In the 16th century, members of the Kurdish Reşwan is reported to have lived also in the Urfa sankak.[2] Urfa was part of Syria according to the Treaty of Sèvres; but with the success of Turkish War of Independence, the sandals of Maraş, Antep and Urfa of the former Halep Eyalet remained in Turkey after 1921. Also, Antakya and İskenderun kazas of Halep Sanjak in one were separated as the Republic of Hatay in 1938. The republic joined to Turkey in 1939.
Subdistricts edit
References edit
- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
- ^ Winter, Stefan (2017). "The Reşwan Kurds and Ottoman Tribal Settlement in Syria, 1683-1741". Oriente Moderno. 97 (2): 258. doi:10.1163/22138617-12340151. ISSN 0030-5472. JSTOR 48572068.
- ^ "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.