Kastamonu Vilayet

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ولايت قسطمونى
Vilâyet-i Kastamuni
Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire
1867–1922
CUINET(1895) 4.418 Vilayet of Kastamonu.jpg
The Kastamonu Vilayet in 1895
CapitalKastamonu
History
History 
1867
• Disestablished
1922
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Kastamonu Eyalet
Turkey

The Vilayet of Kastamonu (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت قسطمونى, romanized: Vilâyet-i Kastamuni) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, established in 1867 and abolished in 1922. At the beginning of the 20th century, the vilayet reportedly had an area of 19,300 square miles (50,000 km2), while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 1,009,460.[2] The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.[2]

History[]

In the 1920s, the region was described by the British as being mountainous and having a primarily Muslim population.

Economy[]

The vilayet was not known for large agricultural production, despite being described as having fertile ground in 1920. Most agricultural production is kept within the vilayet, being consumed by the population.[3] What was produced, included wheat, barley, maize, chickpeas, gall, and valonia oak. A small amount of opium and cotton was also produced in the region. Silk production was active in the southern area on a small scale, as was livestock.[4] The area used to mine lead and nickel.[5][6]

Cloth was also being produced in the Kastamonu Vilayet, made from wool and goat hair, which was mainly sold to locals. Sinop produced cotton cloth as well, with detailed embroidery. In the western part of the vilayet, rugs were produced. Sinop and Ineboli both were centers for boatbuilding.[7]

Administrative divisions[]

Sanjaks of the Vilayet:[8]

  1. Sanjak of Kastamonu (Kastamonu, İnebolu, Safranbolu, Taşköprü, Daday, Cide, Tosya, Araç)
  2. Sanjak of Kengiri (Çankiri, Çerkeş)
  3. Sanjak of Sinob (Sinop, Boyabat, Ayancık)

References[]

  1. ^ "1914 Census Statistics" (PDF). Turkish General Staff. pp. 605–606. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b Asia by A. H. Keane, page 459
  3. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office.
  4. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office.
  5. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 103.
  6. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 106.
  7. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 112.
  8. ^ Kastamonu Vilayeti | Tarih ve Medeniyet
  9. ^ Naval staff, Intelligence Department (Royal Navy) (1919). A handbook of Asia Minor. Vol. 1. London. p. 226.

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