Damascus Eyalet
Damascus Eyalet (Turkish: Şam Eyaleti) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was 20,020 square miles (51,900 km2).[2] It became an eyalet after the Ottomans conquered it from the Mamluks in 1516.[3]
Governors
Administrative divisions
Sanjaks of Damascus Eyalet in the 17th century:[4]
- Khas sanjaks (i.e. yielded a land revenue):
- Sanjak of Jerusalem
- Sanjak of Gaza
- Sanjak of Karak
- Sanjak of Safet
- Sanjak of Nablus
- Sanjak of Aajelun
- Sanjak of Lejun
- Sanjak of Bokoa
- Salyane sanjaks (i.e. had an annual allowance from government):
- Sanjak of Tadmor Saida
- Sanjak of Baird
- Sanjak of Selina
- Sanjak of Karak
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