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 | 7 |
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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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
- 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)
ⓘ
linked to:
Istanbul
|
| dissolvedFollowing |
Treaty of Lausanne
ⓘ
Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ partition of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
Armenians ⓘ Circassians ⓘ Greeks ⓘ Jews ⓘ Kurds ⓘ Turks ⓘ |
| followedBy |
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East
ⓘ
modern Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aleppo Vilayet
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleppo Eyalet
Algiers Eyalet ⓘ Asir ⓘ Baghdad Vilayet ⓘ
linked to:
Baghdad Governorate
Basra Vilayet ⓘ
linked to:
Basra Governorate
Beirut Vilayet ⓘ
linked to:
Vilayet of Beirut
Damascus Eyalet ⓘ Egypt Eyalet ⓘ Hejaz Vilayet ⓘ
linked to:
Hejaz
Kuwait (as Ottoman-claimed territory at times) ⓘ
linked to:
Kuwait
Libya (Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan) ⓘ
linked to:
Libya
Mosul Vilayet ⓘ Najd (various sanjaks and emirates) ⓘ Palestine (sanjaks of Jerusalem, Nablus, Acre, etc.) ⓘ Qatar (as Ottoman-claimed territory at times) ⓘ
linked to:
Qatar
Sudan (Ottoman–Egyptian Sudan) ⓘ
linked to:
Turco-Egyptian Sudan
Syria Vilayet ⓘ Tripoli Eyalet ⓘ Tunis Eyalet ⓘ Yemen Vilayet ⓘ
linked to:
Yemen
|
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dar al-Islam
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousGroup |
Christians
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Church
Jews ⓘ Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to:
Shia Islam
Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
|
| significantEvent |
Arab Revolt
ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman–Safavid conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Tanzimat reforms ⓘ
linked to:
Tanzimat
World War I in the Middle East ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Young Turk Revolution ⓘ |
| 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.
Referenced by (7)
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