Definition of Vilayets. Meaning of Vilayets. Synonyms of Vilayets

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Definition of Vilayets

Vilayet
Vilayet Vi`la*yet", n. [Turk., from Ar. wil[=a]yah.] One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.
vilayet
Eyalet E`ya*let", n. [Turk., fr. Ar. iy[=a]lah.] Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet.

Meaning of Vilayets from wikipedia

- Menteşe (Muğla) vilayet Malatya vilayet Niğde vilayet Van vilayet Vilayets of Europe in 1870 Vilayets in 1877 Vilayets of Europe in 1893 Vilayets of Asia in...
- Ottoman Syria showing Vilayets (post-Tanzimat reforms) 1855, showing sanjaks 1862 1873 1893 1896 1897 1900 (Stanford), showing Vilayets 1909 1911 1915 ethnographic...
- The Six Vilayets (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت سته, Vilâyat-ı Sitte), the Six Provinces, or the Six Armenian Vilayets (Armenian: Վեց Հայկական Վիլայեթները Vets'...
- four Ottoman vilayets with substantial ethnic Albanian po****tions: Kosovo Vilayet, Scutari Vilayet, Manastir Vilayet, and Janina Vilayet. In some proposals...
- The Vilayet of Syria (Arabic: ولاية سوريا; Ottoman Turkish: ولايت سوريه, romanized: Vilâyet-i Sûriye), also known as Vilayet of Damascus, was a first-level...
- Vilayet of Beirut (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت بيروت, romanized: Vilâyet-i Beyrut; Arabic: ولاية بيروت) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet)...
- Porte. It was one of the six Armenian vilayets of the Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century, Bitlis Vilayet reportedly had an area of 11,522 square...
- the vilayet of Sivas, and in the south with the vilayets of Bitlis, Mamuret-ül Aziz and Van. At the beginning of the 20th century, Erzurum Vilayet reportedly...
- The Vilayet of Baghdad (Arabic: ولاية بغداد; Ottoman Turkish: ولايت بغداد, romanized: 'Vilâyet-i Bagdad; Modern Turkish: Bağdat Vilâyeti) was a first-level...
- The Vilayet of Aleppo (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت حلب, romanized: Vilâyet-i Halep; Arabic: ولاية حلب, romanized: Wilāyat Ḥalab) was a first-level administrative...