Latakia Sanjak
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| Latakia Sanjak سنجق اللاذقية | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864) Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1918) | |||||||
| 1579–1918 | |||||||
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 Latakia Sanjak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Latakia | ||||||
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• Established | 1579 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | 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).
References
[edit]- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
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