Hama Sanjak Explained

Native Name:سنجق حماة
Conventional Long Name:Hama Sanjak
Hama Sancağı
Common Name:Hama Sanjak
Subdivision:sanjak
Nation:the Ottoman Empire
Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1579)
Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864)
Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1918)
Year Start:1549
Event End:Armistice of Mudros
Year End:1918
Image Map Caption:Hama Sanjak in 1914
Border P1:border
S1:Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Border S2:no
Capital:Hama
Today:Syria

The Hama Sanjak (Arabic: سنجق حماة) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria. The city of Hama was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 200,410 in 1914.[1] The Sanjak of Hama shared same region with Sanjak of Homs and Sanjak of Salamiyah.[2]

References

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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. tr. 8 October 2009. 8 December 2017.