A vilayet (Ottoman Turkish: ولایت, "province"), also known by various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, [1] part of the Tanzimat reform movement initiated by …

A detailed map showing the Ottoman Empire and its dependencies, including its administrative divisions (vilayets, sanjaks, kazas), in 1899. The Turkish word for governor-general is Beylerbey , meaning 'lord of lords'.

Nov 16, 2022 · Media in category "Locator maps of vilayets of the Ottoman Empire" The following 125 files are in this category, out of 125 total. Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (1900).png 2,975 × 1,905; 395 KB

Dec 24, 2016 · Media in category "Maps of vilayets of the Ottoman Empire" The following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total.

1. On the Houshamadyan homepage, click on the map or on Maps. 2. Below the map of the Ottoman Empire, in the column on the left, you will see a list of Ottoman provinces. 3. Use the cursor to hover over the name of a province (for example, The Vilayet of Adana).

Map of the Ottoman Levant showing the Beirut Vilayet and its Sanjaks. The Vilayet of Beirut (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت بيروت, romanized: Vilâyet-i Beyrut; Arabic: ولاية بيروت) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire.

Salname (‘year-book’ reports providing a range of statistical data) issued by vilayets (provinces) between the mid-1860s and 1921–1922 came to include a very small-scale sketch map of the province’s area, marking principal settlements and routes. Three examples are shown here.

We present, in this section, pictures taken in the Van vilayet (province), the majority of which are photographs and engravings relating to the Ottoman era. We have presented the province with its relevant various sub-sections with the object of making them more easily accessible.

Dec 30, 2018 · Maps of vilayets of the Ottoman Empire‎ (3 C, 44 F) A. Adana Vilayet‎ (1 C, 10 F) ... Yemen Vilayet‎ (7 F) Media in category "Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Hejaz Vilayet.png 366 × 357; 48 KB.

The researcher Armand Plaka has brought the maps of the Ottoman power, of the four Albanian vilayets. The maps, as part of a 1909 atlas, also include vilayet subdivisions (sanjaks, prefectures, or districts).