Hauran Sanjak


The Hauran Sanjak was a sanjak of the Ottoman Empire, spanning the southern areas of Ottoman Syria, located in modern-day Syria and Jordan. The city of Daraa was the sanjak's capital. The sanjak had a population of 182,805 in 1914.

Subdistricts

16th century

As a sanjak of Damascus Eyalet in the 16th century, the Qada of Hauran consisted of the following 14 nahiyes:
  • Jaydur, centered at Nawa
  • Banu Kilab
  • Banu Muqlid
  • Banu Malik al-Ashraf, centered at Namir
  • Banu Nashba
  • Banu Hilal
  • Jawlan al-Gharbi
  • Banu Abdullah
  • Banu Malik al-Sadir
  • Banu Atika
  • Banu Kinana
  • Banu Jahma
  • Banu al-A'sar
  • Banu Uqba

    Post-1865

As a sanjak of the Syria Vilayet, the sanjak was made up of eight kazas, some of which were further subdivided into nahiyes :
  • Shaykh Maskin
  • *Ghabaghib
  • *Jasim
  • Daraa
  • *Bosra
  • Ajlun
  • *Kufranjah
  • *Kura
  • Jabal al-Druze, Markaz Suwayda
  • *Busan
  • Quneitra
  • *Majdal Shams
  • *Jawlan
  • *Zawiye
  • Busra al-Harir
  • Salkhad
  • Ahira
  • *Shahba