Acre Sanjak

Sanjak of Acre Akka Sancağı سنجق عكا
sanjakof theOttoman Empire UnderDamascus Eyalet(1519–1660) UnderSidon Eyalet(1660–1864) UnderSyria Vilayet(1864–1888) UnderBeirut Vilayet(1888–1918)
c. 18th century–1918
Sanjak of Acre in 1914
Capital	Acre
History
• Established	c. 18th century
•Armistice of Mudros	1918
Succeeded by Occupied Enemy Territory Administration

TheSanjak of Acre(Arabic:سنجق عكا;Turkish:Akka Sancağı), often referred asLate Ottoman Galilee,was a prefecture (sanjak) of theOttoman Empire,located in modern-day northernIsrael.The city ofAcrewas the Sanjak's capital.

Acre was captured by the Ottoman SultanSelim Iin 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter and was governed under theSanjak of Safadduring 16th-18th centuries. Acre was the center of the Nahiya of Acre, a subdistrict of the sanjak, which also included the villages ofBuqei'a,Al-Tira,Julis,Kafr Yasif,KabulandShefa-'Amr.Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership ofZahir al-Umarduring the late 18th century.

The Sanjak of Acre was created c. early 18th century as a prefecture of theSidon Eyalet.The Sidon Eyalet later became known as the Acre Eyalet between 1775 and 1841 when Acre was designated as the eyalet's capital city. Following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law as per the then-ongoingTanzimat,or administrative reforms, in 1864, the sanjak of Acre was annexed to the newly createdSyria Vilayet.In 1888, the sanjaks of Acre,Latakia,Tripoli,Beirut,andNabluswere separated from the Syria Vilayet and transferred to theBeirut Vilayet.

Subdistricts

The sanjak was made up of five districts (kazas):

• Kaza ofAcre(Akka)
• Kaza ofHaifa(Hayfa)
• Kaza ofSafed
• Kaza ofNazareth(Nasıra)
• Kaza ofTiberias(Taberiye)