Marash Sanjak

Prefecture of the Ottoman Empire

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]

History

Marash 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

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

• Kaza of Marash (Maraş)
• Kaza of Zeytun
• Kaza of Elbistan
• Kaza of Andırın
• Kaza of Pazarcık

References

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.

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