The Mutasarrifate of Karak (), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
. 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
Ma'an
Ma'an () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nab ...
(previously known as Sanjak of Ma'an founded in 1579 as part of
Eyalet of Damascus) which was approved in August.
In mid-1895, the centre of this
mutasarrifiyya 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 (, "judgment" or "jurisdiction") was an administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire, administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. It is also discussed in English under the names district, subdistrict, and juridical district. Kazas co ...
s):
* Kaza of
Karak (Kerek)
* Kaza of
Al-Salt
* Kaza of
Ma'an
Ma'an () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nab ...
* Kaza of
Tafilah (Tafîle)
References
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States and territories established in the 19th century
Sanjaks of Ottoman Syria
19th-century establishments in the Ottoman Empire
1918 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire