Damascus Sanjak

Damascus Sanjak
Şam Sancağı
	Damascus Sanjak; Şam Sancağı
	sanjak of the Ottoman Empire; Under Eyalet of Damascus (1549–1864); Under Syria Vilayet (1865–1918)
	Coat of arms
	Damascus Sanjak in 1914
Capital	Damascus
History
Today part of	Syria; Lebanon

The Damascus Sanjak (Turkish: Şam Sancağı) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria and Lebanon. The city of Damascus was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 443,257 in 1914.^[1]

Subdistricts

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

Kaza of Damascus (Dımaşku'ş Şam)
Kaza of Baalbek (Ba'albek)
Kaza of Beqaa (Bekâu'l-aziz)
Kaza of Hasbaya (Hasbeya)
Kaza of Rashaya (Raşeya)
Kaza of Al-Zabadani (Zübdânî)
Kaza of Al-Nabek (Nebek)
Kaza of Wadi Al-Ajam (Qatana) (Vadiyü'l Acem)
Kaza of Qalamun Mountains (Douma) (Cebel-i Kalamun)

References

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

Coordinates: 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.51306°N 36.29194°E / 33.51306; 36.29194

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

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