Karak Sanjak

The Mutasarrifate of Karak (Turkish: Kerek Mutasarrıflığı), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day Jordan. The city of Karak was the district's capital. It had a population of 72,562 in 1914.^[1]

Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı
Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire
1895–1918
Coat of arms
Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914
Capital	Karak
History
• Established	1895
• Armistice of Mudros	1918
Succeeded by Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part of	Jordan

History

In May 1892, a proposal was made for a regional government centered in Ma'an (previously known as Sanjak of Ma'an founded in 1579 as part of Eyalet of Damascus) which was approved in August.^[2] In mid-1895, the centre of this mutasarrifiyya was moved to Karak, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in the vilayet of Syria.^[2]

Subdistricts

The Mutasarrifate of Karak was made up of four districts (kazas):^[3]

• Kaza of Karak (Kerek)
• Kaza of Al-Salt
• Kaza of Ma'an
• Kaza of Tafilah (Tafîle)

References

1. Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
2. Rogan, Eugene L. (2002-04-11). Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire: Transjordan, 1850–1921. Cambridge University Press. pp. 52–55. ISBN 978-0-521-89223-0. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
3. "Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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