Tripoli Sanjak Explained

Native Name:سنجق طرابلس الشام
Conventional Long Name:Tripoli Sanjak
Common Name:Tripoli Sanjak
Subdivision:sanjak
Nation:the Ottoman Empire
Under Damascus Eyalet (1549–1579)
Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864)
Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1888)
Under Beirut Vilayet (1888–1917)
Year Start:1549
Event End:Armistice of Mudros
Year End:1917
Image Map Caption:Tripoli Sanjak in 1914
Border P1:border
S1:Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Border S2:no
Capital:Tripoli
Today:Lebanon
Syria

The Tripoli Sanjak (Arabic: سنجق طرابلس الشام) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Lebanon and Syria. The city of Tripoli was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 175,063 in 1914.[1]

Subdistricts

The sanjak was made up of four districts (kazas):

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 .