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Syria vilayet

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Vilayet of Syria
ولايت سوريه (in Ottoman Turkish)
Vilâyet-i Sûriye
ولاية سوريا (in Arabic)
Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire
1865–1918
Flag of Syria Vilayet
Flag

Vital Cuinet's 1896 map of Syria, showing the Syria Vilayet divided into the sanjaks of Hama, Damascus, Hauran and Ma'an
CapitalDamascus
Population 
• 1897[1]
701,812
History
History 
• Established
1865
• Disestablished
1918
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Damascus Eyalet
Sidon Eyalet
Tripoli Eyalet
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part ofSyria
Jordan

The Vilayet of Syria (Arabic: ولاية سوريا; Ottoman Turkish: ولايت سوريه, romanized: Vilâyet-i Sûriye), also known as Vilayet of Damascus, was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire.[2]

The Vilayet of Syria was established following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law in 1864. In 1865, the province was reformed and named Suriyya/Suriye. Jerusalem was separated from the province and became an independent sanjak reporting directly to Istanbul, while Mount Lebanon became a self-governing mutasarrifate in 1864. A short-lived administrative region was created in Ma'an in 1872 but closed due to costs. In 1888, the coastal areas formed the new Vilayet of Beirut. In 1892, a mutasarrifate centered in Ma'an was established and later moved to Karak in 1895, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in Syria.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. Mutlu, Servet. "Late Ottoman population and its ethnic distribution" (PDF). pp. 29–31. Corrected population for Mortality Level=8.
  2. http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr/nbd_cilt25/mutlu.pdf
  3. Masters, Bruce (2013-04-29). The Arabs of the Ottoman Empire, 1516-1918: A Social and Cultural History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-03363-4.
  4. Rogan, Eugene L. (2002-04-11). Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire: Transjordan, 1850-1921. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89223-0.
  5. Geographical Dictionary of the World. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7268-012-1.