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Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem

1872–1917 special administrative district of the Ottoman Empire

The Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, also known as the Sanjak of Jerusalem, was a district in Ottoman Syria with special administrative status established in 1872. The district encompassed Jerusalem as well as Hebron, Jaffa, Gaza and Beersheba. Many documents during the Late Ottoman period, refer to the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem as Palestine;. One such describes Palestine as including the Sanjak of Nablus and Sanjak of Akka (Acre) as well, more in line with European usage. It was the 7th most heavily populated region of the Ottoman Empire's 36 provinces.

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