Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem
Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem | |||||||||
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| 1874–1918 | |||||||||
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 Territories included in Syrian provinces around 1900 | |||||||||
| Status | Territory of the Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Jerusalem | ||||||||
| Common languages | Ottoman Turkish, Syrian Arabic | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1874 | ||||||||
• Invasion by Muhammad Ali of Egypt | 1831 | ||||||||
| 1918 | |||||||||
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| Today part of |  Israel  Palestinian Authority | ||||||||
In 1874, Jerusalem became a Mutesarrifiyyet, gaining a special administrative status. It was carved out of the Syria Vilayet (created in 1864).
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