page_title: Safad Sanjak
hierarchical_section_title: Safad Sanjak
caption_attribution_description: English: Palestine with the Hauran and the adjacent districts By W. Hughes, Prof. Geogr(aph)y, Coll. for Civ. Engrs. (with) Modern plan of Jerusalem. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (Engraved by) W. Hughes, 1843. London, published April 15th. 1843 by Chapman &amp; Hall, 186, Strand (1844)
context_page_description: Safad Sanjak was a sanjak of Damascus Eyalet in 1517–1660, after which it became part of the Sidon Eyalet. The sanjak was centered in Safed and spanned the Galilee, Jabal Amil and the coastal cities of Acre and Tyre. The city of Safed was made up of Muslim and Jewish townspeople, while the rest of the sanjak was populated by Sunni Muslim peasants and Bedouin tribesmen, and Shia Muslim and Druze peasants.
context_section_description: Safad Sanjak (Turkish: Safed Sancağı) was a sanjak (district) of Damascus Eyalet (Ottoman province of Damascus) in 1517–1660, after which it became part of the Sidon Eyalet (Ottoman province of Sidon). The sanjak was centered in Safed and spanned the Galilee, Jabal Amil and the coastal cities of Acre and Tyre. The city of Safed was made up of Muslim and Jewish townspeople, while the rest of the sanjak was populated by Sunni Muslim peasants and Bedouin tribesmen, and Shia Muslim and Druze peasants.
caption: Palestine with the Hauran and the adjacent districts, William Hughes 1843
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