| Najd Sanjak | |||||||||||
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| Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||||
| 1871–1915 | |||||||||||
,_Kiepert.jpg) 1886 map showing part of the sanjak of Nejd (Liva de Nedjed) | |||||||||||
| Capital | Hofuf[1] | ||||||||||
| Demonym | Najdi | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1896[2] | 82,900 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1871 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1915 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Saudi Arabia Qatar Kuwait | ||||||||||
The sanjak of Najd (Arabic: لواء نجد) was a sanjak (second-level province) of the Ottoman Empire. The name is considered misleading, as it covered the al-Hasa region, rather than the much larger Najd region.[1] It was part of Baghdad Vilayet from June 1871 to 1875, when it became part of the Basra Vilayet.[3]
The mutasarrif was located in Hofuf, which was garrisoned by up to 600 men, the largest Ottoman force in the area.[1]
- ^ a b c Briton Cooper Busch (January 1967). Britain and the Persian Gulf: 1894 - 1914. University of California Press. p. 31. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ Osmanli Viayet Salnamelerinde Basra (PDF). Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. 2012. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-975-8975-04-4.
- ^ Worldstatesmen — Saudi Arabia