Karak Sanjak
Subdivision in the Ottoman Empire
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The Mutasarrifate of Karak (Turkish: Kerek Mutasarrıflığı، كرك متصرّفلغی; Arabic: متصرفية الكرك), also known as the Sanjak of Karak (Turkish: Kerek Sancagı، كرك سنجاغی; Arabic: سنجق الكرك), 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 متصرفية الكرك كرك متصرّفلغی | |||||||
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| Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
| 1895–1918 | |||||||
Coat of arms
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 Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Karak | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1895 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| 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]