Marash Sanjak
Prefecture of the Ottoman Empire
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The Marash Sanjak (Turkish: Maraş Sancağı, Ottoman Turkish: مرعش سنجاقی, Arabic: سنجق مرعش), previously known as Sanjak of Ablistan, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey. The city of Marash was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 187,899 in 1914.[1]
| Marash Sanjak Maraş Sancağı مرعش سنجاقی سنجق مرعش | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918) | |||||||
| 1549–1918 | |||||||
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| Capital | Marash | ||||||
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• Established | 1549 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey | ||||||
History
Marash was part of zone of French influence according in Treaty of Sèvres, but after the success of Turkish War of Independence, Maraş, Antep and Urfa (sanjaks of former Halep Eyalet) were taken back by Turkey.