| Conventional Long Name: | Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı |
| Common Name: | Mutasarrifate of Karak |
| Subdivision: | Mutasarrifate |
| Nation: | the Ottoman Empire |
| Year Start: | 1895 |
| Event End: | Armistice of Mudros |
| Year End: | 1918 |
| Image Map Caption: | Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 |
| Border P1: | border |
| S1: | Occupied Enemy Territory Administration |
| Border S2: | no |
| Capital: | Karak |
| Today: | Jordan |
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]
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]
The Mutasarrifate of Karak was made up of four districts (kazas):[3]