The Mutasarrifate of Karak ( tr, Kerek Mutasarrıflığı), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day

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. The city of Karak was the district's capital. It had a population of 72,562 in 1914.

History

In May 1892, a proposal was made for a regional government centered in

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(previously known as Sanjak of Ma'an founded in 1579 as part of

Eyalet of Damascus ota, ایالت شام , conventional_long_name = Damascus Eyalet , common_name = Damascus Eyalet , subdivision = Eyalet , nation = the Ottoman Empire , year_start = 1516 , year_end ...

) which was approved in August. In mid-1895, the centre of this

mutasarrifiyya Mutasarrif or mutesarrif ( ota, متصرّف, tr, mutasarrıf) was the title used in the Ottoman Empire and places like post-Ottoman Iraq for the governor of an administrative district. The Ottoman rank of mutasarrif was established as part of a ...

was moved to Karak, marking the southernmost extent of Ottoman rule in the vilayet of Syria.

Subdistricts

The Mutasarrifate of Karak was made up of four districts (

kaza A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...

s): * Kaza of Karak (Kerek) * Kaza of Al-Salt * Kaza of

* Kaza of Tafilah (Tafîle)

References

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