''Jemasa'', ''Jammasa'' or ''Al Jammasa'' (; tr, Cammasa; ku, Gammasa) a Euphrates Arab tribal Federation that was centered around the Lower
Khabur region. The 17th century Cammasa/Jemasa district in
Eyalet of Raqqa
ota, ایالت رقهEyalet-i Rakka
, common_name = Rakka Eyalet
, subdivision = Eyalet
, nation = the Ottoman Empire
, year_start = 1586
, year_end = 1864
, date_start ...
was named after the tribe then dominant at that region.
Kurdish Chiefdom
In the 16th century the Emirate of Cammasa was under the rule of a Kurdish prince, until 1628 when it was transferred to direct Ottoman rule from
Urfa
Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features e ...
then the new capital of the new
Eyalet of Raqqa
ota, ایالت رقهEyalet-i Rakka
, common_name = Rakka Eyalet
, subdivision = Eyalet
, nation = the Ottoman Empire
, year_start = 1586
, year_end = 1864
, date_start ...
See also
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Diyar Mudar
Diyar Mudar ( ar, دِيَارُ مُضَرَ, Diyār Muḍar, abode of Mudar) is the medieval Arabic name of the westernmost of the three provinces of al-Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia), the other two being Diyar Bakr and Diyar Rabi'a. According to th ...
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Kurdish chiefdoms
The Kurdish chiefdoms or principalities were several semi-independent entities which existed during the 16th to 19th centuries during the state of continuous warfare between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran.
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Khabur (Euphrates)
Euphrates
Upper Mesopotamia
Bedouin groups