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Aleppo Sanjak

Coordinates: 36°13′0″N 37°10′0″E / 36.21667°N 37.16667°E / 36.21667; 37.16667
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Aleppo Sanjak
Haleb Sancağı
سنجق حلب
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire
under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865)
under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918)
1549–1918
Coat of arms of Aleppo Sanjak
Coat of arms

Aleppo Sanjak in 1914
CapitalAleppo
History 
• Established
1549
1918
Succeeded by
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part ofSyria
Turkey

The Aleppo Sanjak (Arabic: سنجق حلب) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria and Turkey. The city of Aleppo was the Sanjak's capital.[1]

Subdistricts

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Later history

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The territory of Aleppo Sanjak was divided between Turkey and Syria. Antakya and İskenderun (kazas of Halep Sanjak) were part of Syria after the Turkish War of Independence, but they became Hatay State in 1938, and finally joined Turkey in 1939.

References

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  1. ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
  2. ^ "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

36°13′0″N 37°10′0″E / 36.21667°N 37.16667°E / 36.21667; 37.16667