Angora vilayet

First-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire

For other uses, see Ankara (disambiguation).

ولايت آنقره
Vilâyet-i Ânḳara

Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire
1867–1922

The Angora Vilayet in 1890
Capital| Angora (Ankara)[1]
History|

• Vilayet Law

| 1867

• Disestablished

| 1922

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Ankara Eyalet

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| Turkey |

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Today part of| Turkey

The Vilayet of Angora[3] (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت آنقره, romanized: Vilâyet-i Ankara) or Ankara was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, centered on the city of Angora (Ankara) in north-central Anatolia, which included most of ancient Galatia.

## Demographics

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At the beginning of the 20th century, it reportedly had an area of 32,339 square miles (83,760 km2), while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 892,901.[4] The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.[4] As of 1920, The population of Angora Vilayat is consisted mostly Muslim Turks . Also Armenian Minority was exist .

## Economy

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It was an agricultural country, depending for its prosperity on its grain, wool and the mohair obtained from the Angora goats.[1] An important industry was carpet-weaving at Kırşehir and Kayseri.[1] There were mines of silver, copper, lignite and salt, and many hot springs, including some of great repute medicinally.[1] Rock salt and fuller's earth was also mined in the area.[5]

Weaving was a popular industry in the vilayet but declined after the introduction of the railroad, where locals would export wool and mohair instead of weaving it. A small carpet industry was also found in the region in the early 20th century.[6]

## Administrative divisions

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Map of subdivisions of Angora Vilayet in 1907

Sanjaks of the Vilayet:[7]

1. Sanjak of Ankara (Ankara, Ayaş, Beypazarı, Sivrihisar, Çubuk, Nallıhan, Haymana, Kızılcahamam, Mihalıççık, Balâ, Kalecik)
2. Sanjak of Bozok (Yozgat, Akdağmadeni, Boğazlıyan)
3. Sanjak of Kayseri (Kayseri, Develi, İncesu)
4. Sanjak of Kırşehir (Kırşehir, Mucur, Hacıbektaş, Keskin, Çiçekdağı, Avanos)
5. Sanjak of Çorum (Çorum, Osmancık, Kargı, Sungurlu, İskilip)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Angora" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
2. ^ "1914 Census Statistics" (PDF). Turkish General Staff. pp. 605–606\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
3. ^ Geographical Dictionary of the World, p. 1796, at Google Books
4. ^ a b Asia by A. H. Keane, page 459
5. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 107.
6. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 112.
7. ^ Ankara Vilayeti | Tarih ve Medeniyet

## External links

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* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Angora" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
* Media related to Angora Vilayet at Wikimedia Commons

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Administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire

c. 1365 – 1867 (eyalets)

| Africa|

* Algiers
* Egypt
* Muhammad Ali dynasty
* Habesh
* Tripolitania
* Tunis

|

Anatolia|

* Adana
* Aidin
* Anatolia
* Ankara
* Childir
* Diyarbekir
* Dulkadir
* Erzurum
* Hüdavendigâr
* Karaman
* Kars
* Kastamonu
* Kurdistan
* Rum
* Trebizond
* Van

Europe|

* Adrianople
* Archipelago
* Bosnia
* Budin
* Crete
* Egir
* Herzegovina
* Kanije
* Kefe
* Morea
* Niš
* Podolia
* Rumelia
* Salonica
* Silistra
* Temeşvar
* Uyvar
* Varat
* Widdin
* Yanina

Levant|

* Aleppo
* Cyprus
* Damascus
* Jerusalem
* Sidon
* Mount Lebanon
* Tripoli

Arabia|

* Yemen
* Lahsa

Mesopotamia|

* Baghdad (Mamluk of Iraq)
* Mosul
* Basra
* Rakka
* Shahrizor

1867–1922 (vilayets and mutasarrıfates)

| Africa|

* Tripolitania

|

Anatolia|

* Adana
* Aidin
* Angora (Ankara)
* Archipelago
* Bitlis
* Constantinople (Istanbul)
* Diyarbekir
* Erzurum
* Hüdavendigâr
* Kastamonu
* Konya
* Mamuret-ul-Aziz
* Sivas
* Trebizond (Trabzon)
* Van

Europe|

* Adrianople (Edirne)
* Bosnia
* Constantinople
* Crete
* Danube
* Janina
* Kosovo
* Manastir
* Salonica
* Scutari

Levant|

* Aleppo
* Beirut
* Mount Lebanon
* Syria
* Jerusalem

Arabia|

* Hejaz
* Yemen

Mesopotamia|

* Baghdad
* Mosul
* Basra

Vassals and autonomies

| Vassals|

* Cossack Hetmanate
* Ottoman Ukraine
* Crimean Khanate
* Khanate of Kazan
* Principality of Moldavia
* Sharifate of Mecca
* Republic of Ragusa
* Serbian Despotate
* Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1672–1676)
* Duchy of Syrmia
* Principality of Transylvania
* Principality of Wallachia
* Principality of Romania
* Principality of Serbia
* Principality of Bulgaria
* Kingdom of Imereti
* Septinsular Republic

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Autonomies|

* Cretan State
* Khedivate of Egypt
* Kurdish emirates
* Mamluk of Iraq
* Eastern Rumelia
* Principality of Samos

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