Karak Sanjak

Mutasarrifate of Karak
Kerek Mutasarrıflığı
Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire
1895–1918
Coat of arms of Mutasarrifate of Karak
Coat of arms

Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914
CapitalKarak
History 
• Established
1895
1918
Succeeded by
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part ofJordan

The Mutasarrifate of Karak (Turkish: Kerek Mutasarrıflığı), also known as the Sanjak of Karak, was an Ottoman district with special administrative status established in 1895, located in modern-day Jordan. The city of Karak was the district's capital. It had a population of 72,562 in 1914.[1]

  1. ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.

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