Latakia Sanjak Explained

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

The Latakia Sanjak (Arabic: سنجق اللاذقية) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria. The city of Latakia was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 144,447 in 1914.[1] The sanjak included four districts (kaza): Latakia (Lazikiyye), Jableh (Cebele), Sahyun (Sahyûn) and Margat (Markab).

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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 .