Aleppo Sanjak

Aleppo Sanjak
Haleb Sancağı
	Aleppo Sanjak; Haleb Sancağı
	sanjak of the Ottoman Empire ; under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865) ; under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918)
	Coat of arms
	Aleppo Sanjak in 1914
Capital	Aleppo
History
Today part of	Syria; Turkey

The Aleppo Sanjak (Turkish: Haleb Sancağı) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria and Turkey. The city of Aleppo was the Sanjak's capital.^[1]

Subdistricts

Aleppo Sanjak had many cities: Aleppo, İskenderun, Antakya, Belen, Idlib, Al-Bab and Jisr al-Shughur.^[2]

Later history

The territory of Aleppo Sanjak was divided between Turkey and Syria. Antakya and İskenderun (kazas of Halep Sanjak) were part of Syria after the Turkish War of Independence, but they became Hatay State in 1938, and finally joined Turkey in 1939.

References

↑ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
↑ "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

Coordinates: 36°13′0″N 37°10′0″E / 36.21667°N 37.16667°E / 36.21667; 37.16667

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[1] Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.

[2] "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.