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The Nablus Sanjak ( ar, سنجق نابلس; tr, Nablus Sancağı) was an administrative area that existed throughout Ottoman rule in the
Levant The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is eq ...
(1517–1917). It was administratively part of the
Damascus Eyalet ota, ایالت شام , conventional_long_name = Damascus Eyalet , common_name = Damascus Eyalet , subdivision = Eyalet , nation = the Ottoman Empire , year_start = 1516 , year_end ...
until 1864 when it became part of Syria Vilayet and then the Beirut Vilayet in 1888.


History


Early Ottoman rule

In the 1596-
daftar A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire. Description The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household ...
, the Sanjak of Nablus contained the following subdivisions and villages/town:


Nahiya Jabal Sami

* Tayasir, 'Aqqaba,
Tammun Tammun ( ar, طمّون) is a Palestinian town in the Tubas Governorate, located 13 kilometers northeast of Nablus and five kilometers south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank. Tammun has a population of approximately 10,795 inhabitants in 2007 ...
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Tubas A tuba is a musical instrument that plays notes in the bass clef. Tuba can also refer to: Instruments *Roman tuba, a straight trumpet of ancient Rome * Tuba curva, a revival of the Roman ''cornu'' *Wagner tuba, an instrument like the tuba curv ...
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Talluza Talluza ( ar, طلوزة) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, it had a population of 2,375 in 2007. The ...
, Fandaqumiya, Jaba,
Burqa A burqa or a burka, or , and ur, , it is also transliterated as burkha, bourkha, burqua or burqu' or borgha' and is pronounced natively . It is generally pronounced in the local variety of Arabic or variety of Persian, which varies. Examp ...
, Zawata,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 125 Ijnisinya,
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, Ajjah, Attil, Kafr Rumman, Shufa, Beit Lid, Saffarin,
Yasid Yasid ( ar, ياصيد) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 15 kilometers northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,291 inhab ...
Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 126 Kufeir,
Baqa al-Gharbiyye Baqa al-Gharbiyye ( ar, باقة الغربية, he, באקה אל-גרביה, בָּקַה אל-עַ'רְבִּיָּה; lit. ''Baqa West'') is a predominantly Arab city in the "Triangle" region of Israel near the Green Line. In 2003, Baqa al-G ...
, Ramin, Zemer, Anabta,
Bal'a Bal'a ( ar, بلعة) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate, located approximately nine kilometers northeast of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank and three kilometers away from the highway connecting Tulkarm with Nablus. According to ...
, Qabatiya, Al-Judeida,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 127 Arraba, Yabad, Kufeirit, Burqin, Asira ash-Shamaliya, Kafr Qud, Mirka, Siris, Meithalun, Kafr al-Labad, Sanur,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 128 Sebastia,
Nisf Jubeil Nisf Jubeil ( ar, نصف جبيل also spelled Nisf Jbeil or Nisf Jubayl) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCB ...
, Qusin, Silat ad-Dhahr, Raba, Salhab, Al-Attara, Bizziriya,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 129 Fahma,
Beit Imrin Beit Imrin ( ar, بيت امرين, transliterated as "House of Princes") is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Stati ...
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, Zawiya


Nahiya Jabal Qubal

* Salim, Beit Dajan, Awarta, Einabus,
Urif Urif ( ar, عوريف) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,839 i ...
,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 130 Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Madama, Iskaka, Aqraba, Zeita Jamma'in,
Kifl Hares Kifl Haris ( ar, كفل حارس) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located six kilometers west of Salfit and 18 kilometers south of Nablus in the Salfit Governorate, northwest of the Israeli settlement city Ariel. History She ...
, Marda, Mas-ha, Haris, Qabalan,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 131 Zawiya, Burin, Al-Lubban al-Gharbi, Al-Mughayyir,
Salfit Salfit ( ar, سلفيت) pronounced "Salfeet" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, and the capital of the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine. Salfit is located at an altitude of , adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. ...
, Huwara, Beit Iba, Kafr Thulth, Qarawat Bani Hassan,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 132 Jamma'in, Qira, Kafr Qaddum, Khirbet Qeis, Majdal Bani Fadil, Talfit, Duma, Fara'ata, Jit,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 133
Bruqin Bruqin ( ar, إبروقين) is a Palestinian town located 13 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the northern West Bank and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Bruchin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic ...
, Beita, Hableh,
Balata al-Balad Balata village ( ar, بلاطة البلد, lit= Balata al-Balad) is a Palestinian suburb of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, located east of the city center. Formerly its own village, it was annexed to the municipality of Nablus during Jorda ...
,
Farkha Farkha ( ar, فرخة) is a Palestinian village located in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 30 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 1,336 in 200 ...
,
Rafat Rafat or RAFAT may refer to: * Rafat, Jerusalem, Palestinian town in Jerusalem Governorate * Rafat, Salfit, Palestinian town in Salfit Governorate *Rafat (given name) * Rafat (surname) * Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, also known as the Red Arrows. ...
, Odala, Yasuf, Sarra, Tell,
Asira al-Qibliya ’Asira al-Qibliya ( ar, عصيرة القبلية) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a pop ...
,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 134 Kafr Qallil, Qusra,
Jurish Jurish ( ar, جُريش) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 27 kilometers Southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,384 inhab ...
, Yanun, Azmut, Osarin, Sarta,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 135 Yatma,
Al-Muzayri'a Al-Muzayri'a ( ar, المُزيرعة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated in 1948. In 1998 the new Israeli city of El'ad was built over the ruins. Location Al-Muzayri'a was located north-northeast of al- ...
, Ammuriya, Immatain, Rantis, Askar (camp), Beit Wazan, Deir Istiya,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 136 Jalud, Biddya,
Majdal Yaba Majdal Yaba ( ar, مجدل يابا) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located northeast of Ramla and east of Jaffa. A walled city stood at the same site as early as 3000 BCE, and Majdal Yaba is first mentioned by the n ...
, As-Sawiya


Nahiya Qaqun

* Kafr Rai, Zeita,
Tulkarm Tulkarm, Tulkarem or Tull Keram ( ar, طولكرم, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities ...
, Iktaba,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 137 Dhinnaba, Zemer,
Qaqun Qaqun ( ar, قاقون) was a Palestinian Arab village located northwest of the city of Tulkarm at the only entrance to Mount Nablus from the coastal Sharon plain. Evidence of organized settlement in Qaqun dates back to the period of Assyri ...
Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 138


Nahiya Bani Sa'b

* Al-Funduq, Jinsafut,
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, Kafr Sur, Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi,
Jarisha Jarisha ( ar, جرِيشة, also transliterated Jerisha; he, ג'רישה) was a Palestinian Arab village located from the ancient site of Tell Jarisha ( Tel Gerisa), on the south bank of Al-Awja (Yarkon River).Ben-Tor and Greenberg, 1992, p. 24 ...
, Baqat al-Hatab, Falamya,
Far'un Far'un ( ar, فرعون) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, located four kilometers south of Tulkarm near the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Far'un had a ...
,
Qalansawe Qalansawe or Qalansuwa ( ar, قلنسوة, he, קלנסווה, lit. "turban") is an Arab city in the Central District of Israel. Part of the Triangle, in it had a population of . History Medieval During the Abbasid Revolution in 750, whic ...
,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 139 Qalqilyah,
Jaljulia Jaljulia ( ar, جلجولية, he, גַ׳לְג׳וּלְיָה), officially also spelled Jaljulye, is an Arab town in Israel near Kfar Saba. In it had a population of . History In Roman times the village was known as ''Galgulis'', while duri ...
, Kafr Saba, Kafr Zibad, Kur,
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, Jayyous, Kafr Abbush, Kafr Laqif,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 140
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Tayibe Tayibe, also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba, ( ar, الطيبة, lit=the kind/benevolent, translit=aṭ-Ṭayyibah, South Levantine pronunciation: ; he, טַיִּבָּה) is an Arab city in central Israel, north east of Kfar Saba.Fardisya Fardisya was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, south of Tulkarm. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 1, 1948, under Operation Coastal Clearing, and was mostly destroyed with th ...
, Al-Ras, Al-Jammasin al-SharqiHütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 141


Later Ottoman rule

In the 19th century, it consisted of nearly 113 towns and villages, in addition to the city of Nablus. From the 17th to the early 20th century it maintained its autonomy of Ottoman rule, mostly due to the mountainous terrain and Nablus's strategic location between
Mount Ebal Mount Ebal ( he, ''Har ʿĒyḇāl''; ar, جبل عيبال ''Jabal ‘Aybāl'') is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the city of Nablus in the West Bank ( biblical ''Shechem''), and forms the northern side of the valley ...
and
Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim (; Samaritan Hebrew: ''ʾĀ̊rgā̊rīzēm''; Hebrew: ''Har Gərīzīm''; ar, جَبَل جَرِزِيم ''Jabal Jarizīm'' or جَبَلُ ٱلطُّورِ ''Jabal at-Ṭūr'') is one of two mountains in the immediate vicinit ...
. The rulers of the district composed of several
Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
families, some originating from northern
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
n cities, some from Balqa and others were indigenous to Nablus. The primary noble families were the Tuqan, Jarrar, Abd al-Hadi, Jayyusi, Nimr, Rayyan,
Qasim Qasim, Qasem or Casim may refer to: * Qasim (name), a given name of Arabic origin and the name of several people * Port Qasim, port in Karachi, Pakistan * ''Kasım'' and ''Casim'', respectively the Ottoman Turkish and Romanian names for General To ...
, At'ut, al-Hajj Muhammad, Ghazi and Jaradat. Sanjaq Nablus comprised five ''
nahiya A nāḥiyah ( ar, , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level division w ...
s'' ("subsdistricts"): Jamma'in East (21 villages), Jamma'in West (25 villages), Mashariq Nablus (20 villages), Wadi al-Sha'ir (23 villages) and Sha'rawiyya (24 villages). Jamma'in East was headed by the Qasim clan, Jamma'in West by the Rayyan, Wadi al-Sha'ir by the Sayf and al-Ahfa clans, Mashariq Nablus by the Hajj Muhammad clan and Sha'rawiyya by the Abd al-Hadi clan. The Tuqan, Nimr and Abd al-Hadi families controlled Nablus.Doumani, Beshara. (1995)
Rediscovering Palestine, Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900
University of California Press, entire book.
The District of Nablus was economically active in growing olives which they used to produce
olive oil Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: ...
, olive wood baskets and
Nabulsi soap Nabulsi soap ( ar, صابون نابلسي, ''ṣābūn Nābulsi'') is a type of castile soap produced only in Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine. Its chief ingredients are virgin olive oil (the main agricultural product of the region), water, an ...
. Cotton was also a major cash crop. Most economic activity was based in Nablus, however the surrounding towns and villages supplied the crude product. The ruling families completely controlled all production soap and olive oil and the exporting of cotton, while the peasantry served as the farmers, laborers and were forced to pay taxes to the families. In return, the ruling families protected the villages and met municipal needs. During the British Mandate, the Nablus District consisted of all of the present-day
Nablus Governorate The Nablus Governorate ( ar, محافظة نابلس ') is an administrative district of Palestine located in the Central Highlands of the West Bank, 53 km north of Jerusalem. It covers the area around the city of Nablus which serves as the ...
, southern portions of the
Qalqilya Governorate The Qalqilya Governorate or Qalqiliya Governorate () is an administrative area of Palestine in the northwestern West Bank. Its capital or ''muhfaza'' (seat) is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line. Localities Municipalities * Az ...
, the entire
Tubas Governorate The Tubas Governorate ( ar, محافظة طوباس, Muḥāfaẓat Ṭūbās) is an administrative district of the Palestine in the northeastern West Bank. Its district capital or ''muhfaza'' is the city of Tubas. In 2007, the population was 5 ...
, northern portions of the
Salfit Governorate Salfit governorate ( ar, محافظة سلفيت) is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority. It is located in the northwestern West Bank, held under Israeli occupation, bordered by the governorates of Ramallah and al-Bi ...
and the northern
Jericho Governorate The Jericho Governorate ( ar, محافظة أريحا, Muḥāfaẓat Arīḥā) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. Its capital is Jericho. The governorate is located along the eastern areas of the West Bank, along the northern Dead Sea and ...
.


See also

* Abd al-Hadi Palace * Touqan Palace * Jacir Palace * Al-Nimr Palace


References


Bibliography

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nablus, Sanjak of Nablus States and territories established in 1549 Sanjaks of Ottoman Syria 1549 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1918 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire