''Jemasa'', ''Jammasa'' or ''Al Jammasa'' (; ; ) a Euphrates Arab tribal Federation that was centered around the Lower
Khabur region. The 17th century Cammasa/Jemasa district in
Eyalet of Raqqa
The eyalet of Rakka or Urfa (; ) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was .
The eyalet was created in 1586 on territory previously under the jurisdiction of Diyarbekir. By Stefan Winter In the 16th century, ...
was named after the tribe then dominant at that region.
Kurdish Chiefdom
In the 16th century the Emirate of Cammasa was under the rule of a Kurdish prince, until 1628 when it was transferred to direct Ottoman rule from
Urfa
Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa (), is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was known as Edessa from Hellenistic period, Hellenistic times and into Christian times. Urfa is situated on a plain abo ...
then the new capital of the new
Eyalet of Raqqa
The eyalet of Rakka or Urfa (; ) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was .
The eyalet was created in 1586 on territory previously under the jurisdiction of Diyarbekir. By Stefan Winter In the 16th century, ...
See also
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Diyar Mudar
Diyar Mudar () is the medieval Arabic name of the westernmost of the three provinces of al-Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia), the other two being Diyar Bakr and Diyar Rabi'a. According to the medieval geographer al-Baladhuri, all three provinces were ...
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Kurdish chiefdoms
The Kurdish emirates, Kurdish chiefdoms or Kurdish principalities () were various semi-independent entities which existed during the 16th to 19th centuries during the state of continuous warfare between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran.
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Khabur (Euphrates)
History of al-Hasakah Governorate
Bedouin groups
Vassal states of the Ottoman Empire