Tripoli Sanjak
The Tripoli Sanjak (Turkish: Trablus Sancağı) 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]
| Tripoli Sanjak Trablus Sancağı | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Damascus Eyalet (1549–1579) Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864) Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1888) Under Beirut Vilayet (1888–1917) | |||||||
| 1549–1917 | |||||||
 Tripoli Sanjak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Tripoli | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1549 | ||||||
| 1917 | |||||||
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| Today part of |  Lebanon Syria | ||||||
Subdistricts
The sanjak was made up of four districts (kazas):
- Kaza of Tripoli (Trablus-Şam)
- Kaza of Qalʿat al-Ḥuṣn (Hısnü'l Ekrâd)
- Kaza of Safita (Şafita)
- Kaza of Akkar
References
- Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
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