The Sanjak of Preveza ( ota, Liva-i Preveze, el, Σαντζάκι Πρεβέζης) was a second-level Ottoman province (''

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'' or '' liva'') centred on the town of Preveze (

Preveza Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...

) in southern

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, now part of

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. Preveza had been a Venetian possession until 1797, as part of the

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, when it was

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by the French. Ali Pasha of Ioannina conquered the town in 1798, and made it part of his ''de facto'' independent domain until his fall in 1822. Preveza remained part of the ''sanjak'' of Ioannina thereafter. It appears for the first time in the ''

salname A salname (also called ''nevsal'') was an official annal of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōman ...

'' (provincial year-book) of 1863 as a separate ''sanjak'' of the

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, although in the next year it is recorded as a province of Tirhala. By 1867, joined with the ''sanjak'' of Narda ( Arta), the new Sanjak of Preveze became part of Ioannina Vilayet. The region of Arta was

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in 1881, and the remaining province survived until conquered by the

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during the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

of 1912–1913. In 1912, it comprised two ''

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s'' (districts), those of Preveza itself and of

Louros Louros ( el, Λούρος) is a town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municip ...

. The Greek army occupied the area during the

, but the administration and local officials were kept in place for a time, until the creation of the

Preveza Prefecture Preveza ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πρέβεζας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Preveza. Geography The regional unit of Preveza is located northwest of ...

by Royal Decree of 3/16 March 1915. The ''kazas'' were termed "sub-governorates" (υποδιοικήσεις), under governmental commissioners (διοικητικοί επίτροποι) nominated by the Governor-General of Epirus in Ioannina. The ''kaza'' of

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was merged with the ''kaza'' of Preveza during that time.

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