Sanjak of Alexandretta
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The Sanjak of Alexandretta was a former autonomous district in the northern Levant, centered on the port city of Alexandretta (modern İskenderun), whose disputed status between Syria and Turkey in the early 20th century made it a focal point of regional tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanjak of Alexandretta canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sanjak of Alexandretta Context triple: [French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, includesAdministrativeUnit, Sanjak of Alexandretta]
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Sanjak of Batum
The Sanjak of Batum was an Ottoman Empire administrative district centered on the Black Sea port city of Batum, in the historical region of southwestern Caucasia.
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B.
Rumelia Eyalet
Rumelia Eyalet was a major administrative province of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, encompassing much of its European territory for several centuries.
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C.
Ottoman Palestine
Ottoman Palestine was a province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that encompassed much of the historic Land of Israel/Palestine prior to British rule.
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D.
Van Vilayet
Van Vilayet was an Ottoman Empire provincial administrative region in eastern Anatolia, historically home to significant Armenian and Assyrian populations and a major site of early 20th-century ethnic violence.
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E.
Ottoman Syria
Ottoman Syria was a provincial region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of the historical Levant, including parts of modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sanjak of Alexandretta Target entity description: The Sanjak of Alexandretta was a former autonomous district in the northern Levant, centered on the port city of Alexandretta (modern İskenderun), whose disputed status between Syria and Turkey in the early 20th century made it a focal point of regional tensions.
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A.
Sanjak of Batum
The Sanjak of Batum was an Ottoman Empire administrative district centered on the Black Sea port city of Batum, in the historical region of southwestern Caucasia.
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B.
Rumelia Eyalet
Rumelia Eyalet was a major administrative province of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, encompassing much of its European territory for several centuries.
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C.
Ottoman Palestine
Ottoman Palestine was a province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that encompassed much of the historic Land of Israel/Palestine prior to British rule.
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D.
Van Vilayet
Van Vilayet was an Ottoman Empire provincial administrative region in eastern Anatolia, historically home to significant Armenian and Assyrian populations and a major site of early 20th-century ethnic violence.
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E.
Ottoman Syria
Ottoman Syria was a provincial region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of the historical Levant, including parts of modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autonomous district
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ sanjak ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
French Mandate authorities
|
| borderedBy | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| capital |
Alexandretta
ⓘ
İskenderun ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| disputedBy |
Syria
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Alawites
ⓘ
Arabs ⓘ Armenians ⓘ Greek Orthodox Christians ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
Turks ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | focal point of regional tensions between Syria and Turkey ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
interwar period
ⓘ
late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
northern Levant
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Hatay Province
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| partOf |
Aleppo Eyalet
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleppo Vilayet
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
Syria ⓘ
surface form:
State of Syria
Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Federation
Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Republic
|
| portCity |
Alexandretta
ⓘ
İskenderun ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability |
disputed status between Syria and Turkey in the 20th century
ⓘ
example of border changes after World War I ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland region ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
League of Nations mediation over its status
ⓘ
creation of autonomous status within French Mandate ⓘ proclamation of Hatay State ⓘ |
| successor |
Hatay Province
ⓘ
Hatay Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hatay State
|
| underMandateOf | France ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Armenian ⓘ French ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
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Subject: Sanjak of Alexandretta Description of subject: The Sanjak of Alexandretta was a former autonomous district in the northern Levant, centered on the port city of Alexandretta (modern İskenderun), whose disputed status between Syria and Turkey in the early 20th century made it a focal point of regional tensions.
Referenced by (4)
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