Urfa Sanjak
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| Urfa Sancağı | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1579–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918) | |||||||
| 1579–1918 | |||||||
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| Capital | Urfa | ||||||
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• Established | 1579 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey Syria | ||||||
The Urfa Sanjak (Turkish: Urfa Sancağı), previously known as Sanjak of Birejik, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey and Syria. The city of Urfa was the Sanjak's capital.[1]
History
[edit source]In the 17th century, members of the Reşwan Kurdish tribe are reported to have settled in the Urfa sanjak.[2] Due to its significant population of Bedouin Arabs, Urfa was part of Syria according to the Treaty of Sèvres; but with the success of Kuva-yi Milliye forces during Turkish War of Independence, the sanjaks of Maraş, Antep and Urfa of the former Halep Eyalet remained in Turkey after 1921. Also, Antakya and İskenderun kazas of Halep Sanjak in one were separated from Syria as the Republic of Hatay in 1938. The republic was eventually merged with Turkey in 1939.
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[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
- ↑ Winter, Stefan (2017). "The Reşwan Kurds and Ottoman Tribal Settlement in Syria, 1683-1741". Oriente Moderno. 97 (2): 258. doi:10.1163/22138617-12340151. ISSN 0030-5472. JSTOR 48572068.
- ↑ "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
