vilayets

Asia Minor proper is divided into fifteen "vilayets" or administrative territories, two separate sanjaks (districts), and one principality (Samos).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

Mesopotamia — or the former Ottoman vilayets of Basra, Baghdad, and Mosul — had rid itself of the Turks by 1918, more as a consequence of the arrival of British and Indian troops than as a result of local efforts.

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"For three out of four centuries of Ottoman rule, Baghdad was the seat of administration for the vilayets of Baghdad, Mosul, and Basra."

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Mesopotamia — or the former Ottoman vilayets of Basra, Baghdad, and Mosul — had rid itself of the Turks by 1918, more as a consequence of the arrival of British and Indian troops than as a result of local efforts.

The Woman Who Made Iraq 2007

She's represented District 1, which takes in the central part of the Catalina Foothills and manuevers around the Catalinas to take in Oro Valley and a big chunk of Marana's vilayets, since being elected in 1996 after a series of short-timers Iris Dewhirst, Greg Lunn, Mike Boyd.

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Lebanon and Syria were also parts excised into French mandate from the Turkish Empire, and Iraq 3 vilayets = provinces - of the Turks was artificially created to be ruled by England, which to great local unpopularity in Iraq - administered it through the ICS - Indian Civil Service.

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A total of 27 provinces (vilayets) were created by the remodeling of the older provincial units.

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Most of the coffee is grown in Yemen and the adjoining vilayets, and it received its name because it was formerly marketed at the port of Mocha.

Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson

A conference of the representatives of the powers, held at Constantinople towards the end of the year, proposed, among other reforms, the organization of the Bulgarian provinces, including the greater part of Macedonia, in two vilayets under Christian governors, with popular representation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

Violations of domicile and search of the persons and effects of citizens of the United States by apparently irresponsible officials in the Asiatic vilayets have from time to time been reported.

State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.