Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire
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The Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire were the Arabic-speaking regions in the Middle East and North Africa that were governed by the Ottoman sultans from the 16th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire Context triple: [Ottoman Turkish, usedIn, Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire]
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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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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.
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C.
Ottoman Iraq
Ottoman Iraq was a historical region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of present-day Iraq, administered through several provinces centered on cities like Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul.
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Sanjak of Alexandretta
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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Roman province of Arabia Petraea
The Roman province of Arabia Petraea was a frontier province of the Roman Empire established in the early 2nd century CE, encompassing parts of modern-day Jordan, northwestern Saudi Arabia, southern Syria, and the Sinai Peninsula, with Petra and later Bostra as key centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire Target entity description: The Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire were the Arabic-speaking regions in the Middle East and North Africa that were governed by the Ottoman sultans from the 16th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Ottoman Iraq
Ottoman Iraq was a historical region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of present-day Iraq, administered through several provinces centered on cities like Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul.
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D.
Sanjak of Alexandretta
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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E.
Roman province of Arabia Petraea
The Roman province of Arabia Petraea was a frontier province of the Roman Empire established in the early 2nd century CE, encompassing parts of modern-day Jordan, northwestern Saudi Arabia, southern Syria, and the Sinai Peninsula, with Petra and later Bostra as key centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Ottoman territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administeredAs |
eyalets
ⓘ
sanjaks ⓘ vilayets ⓘ |
| capital | Istanbul (imperial capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing |
Treaty of Lausanne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Sèvres NERFINISHED ⓘ partition of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ Circassians NERFINISHED ⓘ Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Jews ⓘ Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ Turks ⓘ |
| followedBy |
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aleppo Vilayet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Algiers Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ Asir NERFINISHED ⓘ Baghdad Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Basra Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Beirut Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Damascus Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ Hejaz Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuwait (as Ottoman-claimed territory at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya (Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosul Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Najd (various sanjaks and emirates) NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine (sanjaks of Jerusalem, Nablus, Acre, etc.) NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatar (as Ottoman-claimed territory at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan (Ottoman–Egyptian Sudan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripoli Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunis Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dar al-Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousGroup |
Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Arab Revolt
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman conquest of Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman–Safavid conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzimat reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I in the Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Turk Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignUntil | Ottoman defeat in World War I ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| useLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
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Subject: Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire Description of subject: The Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire were the Arabic-speaking regions in the Middle East and North Africa that were governed by the Ottoman sultans from the 16th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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