Rakka Eyalet

The eyalet of Rakka or Urfa^[2] (Arabic: إيالة الرقة‎) was a eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was 24,062 square miles (62,320 km²).^[2]

The eyalet was created in 1586 on territory previously under the jurisdiction of Diyarbekir.^[3] In the 16th century, the town of ar-Raqqah again entered the historical record as an Ottoman customs post on the Euphrates. However, the capital of this eyalet and seat of the vali was not ar-Raqqah but ar-Ruha about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of ar-Raqqah.

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of Rakka Eyalet in the 17th century:^[4]

1. Sanjak of Jemasa
2. Sanjak of Kharpud
3. Sanjak of Deir rahba
4. Sanjak of Beni Rebia (Rabi`ah?)
5. Sanjak of Saruj
6. Sanjak of Kharan
7. Sanjak of Rika (Rakka)
8. Sanjak of Roha or Urfa, the seat of the Pasha

See also

• Ar-Raqqah Governorate

References