Adana vilayet

Coordinates: 36°52′N 34°35′E / 36.87°N 34.58°E / 36.87; 34.58
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ولايت اطنه
Vilâyet-i Adana
the Ottoman Empire
1869–1922

The Adana Vilayet in 1892
CapitalAdana[1]
Area
 • Coordinates36°52′N 34°35′E / 36.87°N 34.58°E / 36.87; 34.58
History 
• Established
1869
• Disestablished
1922
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Adana Eyalet
Turkey
Today part ofTurkey

The Vilayet of Adana

Haleb Vilayet (in east and south). Adana Vilayet corresponds to the modern region of Çukurova
in Turkey.

Demographics

At the beginning of the 20th century it reportedly had an area of 14,494 square miles (37,540 km2), while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 402,439.[6] The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.[6]

Economic history

It was described by the

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica as rich in unexploited mineral wealth in the mountainous districts, and fertile in the coast-plain, which produced cotton, rice, cereals, sugar and fruit.[1] In 1920, the region was noted for its forested western region, which had little agricultural production. The Cilicia region was noted for its agricultural production, including wheat, barley, oats, rice, seeds, opium, sugarcane and cotton. Cotton production became more popular before World War I. In 1912, the region produced 110,000 bales of cotton and 35,000 tons of cottonseed.[7] Pyrite was mined in the region in the early 20th century.[8]

Administrative divisions

Map of subdivisions of Adana Vilayet in 1907

Sanjaks of the Vilayet and their kazas:[9]

  1. Sanjak of Adana (Adana (seat), Hamidiye, Karaisalı)
  2. Sanjak of Mersin (Mersin (seat), Tarsus)
  3. Sanjak of Cebel-i Bereket (Yarpuz (seat), Osmaniye, İslahiye, Bulanık, Hassa)
  4. Sanjak of Kozan (Sis (seat), Hacın, Feke, Kars-ı Zülkadriye)
  5. Sanjak of
    İçel (Silifke (seat), Anamur, Ermenek, Gülnar, Mut
    )

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Adana" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. Turkish General Staff. pp. 605–606. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. .
  4. ^ Salname-yi Vilâyet-i Adana ("Yearbook of the Vilayet of Adana"), Adana vilâyet matbaası, Adana, 1321 [1903]. in the website of Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  5. .
  6. ^
    A. H. Keane
    , page 459
  7. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office.
  8. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 106.
  9. ^ Adana Vilayeti | Tarih ve Medeniyet

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