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The Marash Sanjak (Turkish: Maraş Sancağı, Ottoman Turkish: مرعش سنجاقی, Arabic: سنجق مرعش), previously known as Sanjak of Ablistan, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey. The city of Marash was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 187,899 in 1914.[1]
| Marash Sanjak Maraş Sancağı مرعش سنجاقی سنجق مرعش | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918) | |||||||
| 1549–1918 | |||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Marash Sanjak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Marash | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1549 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey | ||||||
History
editMarash was part of zone of French influence according in Treaty of Sèvres, but after the success of Turkish War of Independence, Maraş, Antep and Urfa (sanjaks of former Halep Eyalet) were taken back by Turkey.
Subdistricts
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.