Homs Sanjak
The Homs Sanjak (Turkish: Homs Sancağı; Arabic: سنجق حمص, romanized: Sanjaq Ḥimṣ) was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Syria. The city of Homs was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 200,410 in 1914. The Sanjak of Homs shared same region with Sanjak of Hama and Sanjak of Salamiyah.
References
- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
- ^ "Suriye Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.