The Vilayet of Monastir[3] (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت مناستر, Vilâyet-i Manastır)[4] was an Ottoman vilayet, created in 1864. The Monastir Vilayet was occupied during the First Balkan War in 1912 and later divided between Principality of Albania, Kingdom of Greece and Kingdom of Serbia.
[edit] Demography
There have been a number of estimates about the ethnicity and the religious affiliation of the local population. The last one was published on December 21, 1912.[5] According of this publication, population of 747,000 totaled inhabitants, predominantly Christian Bulgarians and Muslim Albanians.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Initially the Monastir Vilayet had the following sanjaks[6]:
After administrative reforms in 1867 and 1877 some parts of the Monastir Vilayet were ceded to newly established Scutari Vilayet (1867) and Kosovo Vilayet (1877).
Administrative divisions of Monastir Vilayet until 1912:[7]
- Sanjak of Monastir: Kazas of Monastir (Bitola), Pirlepe (Prilep), Florina, Kıraçova (Kičevo) and Ohrid.
- Sanjak of Serfice (Between 1864-1867 and 1873–1892): Kazas of Serfice, Kozana, Alasonya, Cuma (Its center was Serfice Cuması, present name is unknown), Nasliç and Grebne.
- Sanjak of Dibra: Kazas of Debre-i Bala, Mat, Debre-i Zir (Its center was Piskopoya), Rakalar (region around river Radika (its local name is River region (Macedonian: Река).
- Sanjak of Elbasan (İlbasan): Kazas of İlbasan, Grameç and Peklin.
- Sanjak of Görice: Kazas of Görice (Korçë), İstarova (Pogradec), Kolonya (Erseke) (Its center was Ersek) and Kesriye.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Macedonia". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Monastir". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Monastir.
