| Mutasarrifate of Karak Kerek Mutasarrıflığı | |||||||
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| Mutasarrifate of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
| 1895–1918 | |||||||
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 Mutasarrifate of Karak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Karak | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1895 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Jordan | ||||||
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]
- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.