Homs Sanjak

The Homs Sanjak (Turkish: Homs Sancağı; Arabic: سنجق حمص, romanized: Sanjaq Ḥimṣ) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria. The city of Homs was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 200,410 in 1914.^[1] The Sanjak of Homs shared same region with Sanjak of Hama and Sanjak of Salamiyah.^[2]

Homs Sanjak Homs Sancağı
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1579) Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864) Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1918)
1549–1918
Coat of arms
Map from 1883; Homs indicated by arrow
Capital	Homs
History
• Established	1549
• Armistice of Mudros	1918
Succeeded by Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part of	Syria

References

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.

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