Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı | |||||||
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Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
1895–1918 | |||||||
Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 | |||||||
Capital | Karak | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1895 | ||||||
1918 | |||||||
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Today part of | Jordan |
The Mutasarrifate of Karak ( Turkish: Kerek Mutasarrıflığı), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day Jordan. The city of Karak was the district's capital. It had a population of 72,562 in 1914. [1]
In May 1892, a proposal was made for a regional government centered in Ma'an (previously known as Sanjak of Ma'an founded in 1579 as part of Eyalet of Damascus) which was approved in August. [2] In mid-1895, the centre of this mutasarrifiyya was moved to Karak, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in the vilayet of Syria. [2]
The Mutasarrifate of Karak was made up of four districts ( kazas): [3]
Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı | |||||||
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Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
1895–1918 | |||||||
Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 | |||||||
Capital | Karak | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1895 | ||||||
1918 | |||||||
| |||||||
Today part of | Jordan |
The Mutasarrifate of Karak ( Turkish: Kerek Mutasarrıflığı), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day Jordan. The city of Karak was the district's capital. It had a population of 72,562 in 1914. [1]
In May 1892, a proposal was made for a regional government centered in Ma'an (previously known as Sanjak of Ma'an founded in 1579 as part of Eyalet of Damascus) which was approved in August. [2] In mid-1895, the centre of this mutasarrifiyya was moved to Karak, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in the vilayet of Syria. [2]
The Mutasarrifate of Karak was made up of four districts ( kazas): [3]