Homs Sanjak
Prefecture of Ottoman Syria
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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 | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1579) Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864) Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1918) | |||||||
| 1549–1918 | |||||||
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| Map from 1883; Homs indicated by arrow | |||||||
| Capital | Homs | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1549 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Syria | ||||||
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