The Hauran Sanjak (Turkish: Havrân Sancağı, Arabic: سنجق حوران) was a sanjak of the Ottoman Empire, spanning the southern areas of Ottoman Syria, located in modern-day Syria and Jordan. The city of Daraa was the sanjak's capital. The sanjak had a population of 182,805 in 1914.

Subdistricts

16th century

As a sanjak of Damascus Eyalet in the 16th century, the Qada (Kaza) of Hauran consisted of the following 14 nahiyes:

  • Jaydur, centered at Nawa
  • Banu Kilab
  • Banu Muqlid
  • Banu Malik al-Ashraf, centered at Namir
  • Banu Nashba
  • Banu Hilal
  • Jawlan al-Gharbi
  • Banu Abdullah
  • Banu Malik al-Sadir
  • Banu Atika
  • Banu Kinana
  • Banu Jahma
  • Banu al-A'sar
  • Banu Uqba

Post-1865

As a sanjak of the Syria Vilayet, the sanjak was made up of eight kazas (first-level districts), some of which were further subdivided into nahiyes (second-level districts):

Bibliography

  • Bakhit, Muhammad Adnan Salamah (February 1972). The Ottoman Province of Damascus in the Sixteenth Century (PhD). School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. S2CID .