Tripoli Sanjak

The Tripoli Sanjak (Arabic: سنجق طرابلس الشام) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Lebanon and Syria. The city of Tripoli was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 175,063 in 1914.^[1]

Tripoli Sanjak سنجق طرابلس الشام
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Damascus Eyalet (1549–1579) Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864) Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1888) Under Beirut Vilayet (1888–1917)
1549–1917
Tripoli Sanjak in 1914
Capital	Tripoli
History
• Established	1549
• Armistice of Mudros	1917
Succeeded by Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part of	Lebanon Syria

Subdistricts

The sanjak was made up of four districts (kazas):

• Kaza of Tripoli (Trablus-Şam)
• Kaza of Qalʿat al-Ḥuṣn (Hısnü'l Ekrâd)
• Kaza of Safita (Şafita)
• Kaza of Akkar

References

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

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