Homs Sanjak

Homs Sanjak
Homs Sancağı
Homs Sanjak; Homs Sancağı
	sanjak of the Ottoman Empire; Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1579); Under Tripoli Eyalet (1579–1864); Under Syria Vilayet (1864–1918)
	1549–1918
	Coat of arms
Capital	Homs
History
• Established	1549
• Armistice of Mudros	1918
	Succeeded by
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part of	Syria

The Homs Sanjak (Turkish: Homs Sancağı) 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]

References

Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
"Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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[1] Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.

[2] "Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.