The Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz,
[Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz, ''Redhouse Yeni Türkçe-İngilizce Sözlük'', On İkinci Basım, Redhouse Yayınevi, 1991, , p. 729, Ma'mûretü'l-Azîz, Ma'muretül Aziz or Mamûretü'l-Azîz ( Ottoman: ''Vilâyet-i Ma'muretül'aziz''or ''Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyeti'']
''Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyeti Salnamesi''
(The Yearbook of the Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz), 1894,
Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyeti Salnamesi
' "Yearbook of the Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz"), Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyet matbaası, lazığ 1312 894
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in the website of Hathi Trust Digital Library. also referred to as Harput Vilayet ( hy, Խարբերդի վիլայեթ ''Kharberdi Vilayet’'') was a first-level administrative division (
vilayet
A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by #Names, various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement init ...
) of the
Ottoman Empire
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in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was also one of the
Six vilayets. The vilayet was located between
Euphrates
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and
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river valleys. To the northwest was
Sivas Vilayet
The Vilayet of Sivas (, ota, ولايت سيوس, Vilâyet-i Sivas) was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, and was one of the Six Armenian vilayets. The vilayet was bordered by Erzurum Vilayet to the east, ...
.
History
The vilayet was created in 1879-80 from a part of the
Diyarbekir Vilayet
The Vilayet of Diyâr-ı Bekr (, ota, ولايت ديار بكر, ) was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, wholly located within what is now modern Turkey. The vilayet extended south from Palu on the Euphrate ...
that included Malatya.
In 1888 by an imperial order,
Hozat Vilayet was joined to Mamuret ul-Aziz.
Rev. Dr. Herman N. Barnum account of
Harpoot
Harpoot ( tr, Harput) or Kharberd ( hy, Խարբերդ, translit=Kharberd) is an ancient town located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. It now forms a small district of the city of Elazığ. p. 1. In the late Ottoman period, it fell under the ...
in the 1800s,
Demographics
At the beginning of the 20th century it reportedly had an area of , while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 575,314.
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, page 460 The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.
In 1912, according to the Russian statistics the vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz had 450,000 residents; 168,000 were Armenians, 182,000 were
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, 95,000 were
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...
and 5,000 were
Syriac Orthodox
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.
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Administrative divisions
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# Mamuret-ul-Aziz Sanjak (Elazığ
Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. It is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . El ...
, Kemaliye
Kemaliye (formerly Eğin) ( hy, Ակն, Romanized Old Armenian: ''Akn'', meaning "spring") is both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.
The town is known for its historic architect ...
, Arapgir
Arapgir ( hy, Արաբկիր; ku, Erebgir) is a town and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. As of 2000 it had a population of 17,070 people.
It is situated at the confluence of the eastern and western Euphrates, but some miles from the right ...
, Pütürge
Pütürge or Pötürge ( ku, Şîro) is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Polat ( AKP).
Composition
The district is populated by Kurds (both Alevi
Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (; tr, Alevilik, ''Anadolu Aleviliğ ...
)
# Malatya Sanjak
Malatya ( hy, Մալաթիա, translit=Malat'ya; Syro-Aramaic ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ku, Meletî; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city ha ...
(Malatya
Malatya ( hy, Մալաթիա, translit=Malat'ya; Syro-Aramaic ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ku, Meletî; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city ha ...
, Besni
Besni ( ku, Bêsnî) is a town and district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey, 44 km west of the city of Adıyaman.
History
The city was historically known as Bahasna. It was controlled by the Byzantines until it was captured by the Umayyad arm ...
, Adıyaman
Adıyaman ( ku, Semsûr) is a city and district in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of the Adıyaman Province. The inhabitants of the city are mostly Kurdish.
Etymology
An unverified theory is that the former name of the city ''Hisn-Mansur'' ...
, Kâhta
Kâhta ( ku, Kolîk, Ottoman Turkish: کولک / ''Kölük'') is a city in Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Kâhta District.[Akçadağ
Akçadağ ( ku, Arxa) is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Ali Kazgan.
On 24 Jan 2020 the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.
Administration
The District governor is Serdar Demirhan and the towns mayor is Ali Ka ...]
)
# Dersim Sanjak
Tunceli ( ku, Dêrsim) is a city and municipality in eastern Turkey. It is the capital of Tunceli Province, located in the middle of the Eastern Anatolia Region. The city has a Kurdish-majority population and was a site of the Dersim rebellion.
...
(Hozat
Hozat ( ota, خوزات, ku, Xozat) is a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province of Turkey. It has a population of 4,714. Seyfi Geyik from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was elected mayor in the local elections in March ...
, Tunceli
Tunceli ( ku, Dêrsim) is a city and municipality in eastern Turkey. It is the capital of Tunceli Province, located in the middle of the Eastern Anatolia Region. The city has a Kurds, Kurdish-majority population and was a site of the Dersim rebel ...
, Çemişgezek
Çemişgezek ( ku, Melkişî; hy, Չմշկածագ, translit=Čmškacag) is a town and district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The mayor is Levent Metin Yıldız ( AKP).
The district has a population of 7,418 as of 2021.
Demographics
The town an ...
, Akpazar
Akpazar () is a municipality (belde) in the Mazgirt District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. It had a population of 1,939 in 2021 and is mainly populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish pe ...
, Ovacık, Nazımiye
Nazımiye (, or briefly ''Qisle''; ku, Qisle, italic=yes) is a municipality (''belde'') and seat of the Nazımiye District of Tunceli Province in Turkey. It had a population of 1,262 in 2021.
It is populated by Kurds of the Arel tribe. The mai ...
, Mazgirt
Mazgirt (from hy, Մեծկերտ, ''Medzgerd'', literally "big town", ku, Mêzgir), is a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province of Turkey. The city has a population of 1,712, most of which are Alevi. The current mayor is Mura ...
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Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia
History of Elazığ Province
History of Malatya Province
History of Tunceli Province
1879 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
1923 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire