Latakia Sanjak

Latakia Sanjak
Lazikiyye Sancağı
	Latakia Sanjak; Lazikiyye Sancağı
	Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire; Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864); Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1888); Under Beirut Vilayet (1888–1917)
	Latakia Sanjak in 1914
Capital	Latakia
History
Today part of	Syria

The Latakia Sanjak (Turkish: Lazikiyye Sancağı) 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]

Subdistricts

The sanjak was made up of four districts (kazas):^[2]

Kaza of Latakia (Lazikiyye)
Kaza of Jableh (Cebele)
Kaza of Sahyun (Sahyûn)
Kaza of Marqab (Markab)

References

↑ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
↑ "Beyrut Vilayeti ve Cebel-i Lübnan Mutasarrıflığı". tarihvemedeniyet (in Turkish). 12 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

Coordinates: 35°31′0″N 35°47′0″E / 35.51667°N 35.78333°E / 35.51667; 35.78333

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

[2] "Beyrut Vilayeti ve Cebel-i Lübnan Mutasarrıflığı". tarihvemedeniyet (in Turkish). 12 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.