Hauran Sanjak Explained

Conventional Long Name:Hauran Sanjak
Havrân Sancağı
Common Name:Hauran Sanjak
Subdivision:sanjak
Nation:the Ottoman Empire
under Damascus Eyalet (16th century–1865)
under Damascus Vilayet (1865–1918)
Year Start:16th century
Event End:Armistice of Mudros
Year End:1918
Image Map Caption:Hauran Sanjak in Ottoman Syria
Border P1:border
S1:Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Border S2:no
Capital:Daraa
Today:Syria
Jordan

The Hauran Sanjak (tr|Havrân Sancağı, ar|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.[1]

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):[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Karpat, K.H. . Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics . University of Wisconsin Pres . Madison, Wis . 1985 .
  2. Web site: Suriye Vilayeti . Tarih ve Medeniyet . tr . 8 October 2009 . 8 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171208174758/http://tarihvemedeniyet.org/2009/10/suriye-vilayeti.html.